Places Edited by Nikki Vargas

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

Beneath the most controversial monument in Mexico City is a cultural center that exhibits only digital art.

A heated statue pays tribute to one of Sweden's great actresses.

Every Sunday, Bogotá turns 75 miles of its city streets into a bicycle superhighway.

A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.

A giant yellow phallus sculpture hidden in the gardens of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.

Hidden beneath a restaurant, underground tunnels tell the story of Malta’s tragic role in World War II.

In Texas, a replica Irish castle is home to a charismatic pack of llamas.

This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.

Built in 1933, this unique ballroom is nicknamed the "floating dance floor."

This Roman amphitheatre was also the location of the first gladiator school.

A nearly 25-foot concrete sculpture of Sylvette, Picasso's muse.

Meet the oldest inhabitants of this Italian hamlet, a series of oddly preserved mummies.

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

A section of the desert with an array of unusual sandstone and limestone formations.

For over 100 years the most important physicists in the world have autographed this university wall.

Alaska Natives have lived on this tiny isolated island in the Bering Strait for over 5,000 years.

This charming pup is meant to celebrate the youth and stubbornness of the city's students.