Places Edited by Mila Tanghe

A full-scale whale and a minted coin honor a life that changed the Bay of Fundy.

This historic house was the birthplace and childhood home of the 35th president of the United States.

A museum dedicated to all things tea-related, housed in Hong Kong’s oldest remaining Greek Revival building.

A 17th-century heptagonal pavilion that was used for stargazing.

A poignant memorial that traces two hundred years of German history.

This mosaic commemorates the oldest subway tunnel and station in the United States.

This hidden treasure is the world’s oldest active geocache.

A one-of-a-kind shopping mall dedicated to Buddhist and Daoist spirituality.

A World War II–era submarine museum where visitors can spend the night aboard.

Two gold-painted post boxes to celebrate a local Olympic gold medallist.

A 17th-century Japanese bell brought back by U.S. sailors after WWII and later gifted as a symbol of peace.

A Bolivian sculptor known for crafting thousands of stone spheres turned his home into a work of art.

Home to one of the world’s largest nutcracker collections and other historical curiosities.

Thousands of objects from a steamboat wreck reveal an extraordinary snapshot of American frontier life in 1865.

A pocket of pine forests, healing lakes, and legendary rocks rising from Kazakhstan’s endless steppe.

A volunteer-run museum dedicated to past and present firefighting practices.

The ruins of celebrated theologian Samuel Rutherford’s church, featured in a 1970s cult horror film.

A statue commemorating 'the greatest inhabitant of Amsterdam of all time.'

The famed architect's minimalist home for his parents stands as a blueprint for his later architectural marvels.

A damaged tree turned into a whimsical giant pencil that is sharpened each year.

A border town divided by the Hong Kong–China line, where entry still requires a special permit.

A large portion of this navigable canal runs under Paris's famed boulevards.

This replica of a historic fishing shack long dubbed the most painted building in America.

A colossal watermelon slice celebrating Muscatine’s sweet agricultural heritage.