Places Edited by Michael Inscoe

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

An unusual abandoned church damaged in World War II sits in a small village outside Moscow.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

One of the world's largest pianos is displayed in the workshop of the man who built it as a teenager.

A Tudor-style castle in Brazil holds one of the world's largest armory collections.

The world's fifth tallest waterfall is a spectacular silver chute of water that cuts through the cloud forest in northern Peru.

Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.

A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.

This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

The iconic castle that withstood a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has become a symbol of resilience.

The elevator hidden in a smokestack on Roosevelt's yacht now serves as a monument to the former president.

With nearly double the depth of the Grand Canyon, this Peruvian canyon is one of the deepest in the world.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

Captured in 1968, the Cold War spy ship is the only U.S. Navy vessel being held by a foreign government.

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.

The home of pigs, snakes, chameleons, and the alleged largest bunny in the United States.