Places Edited by Rachel James

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

A yoga studio and venue for "chill-out parties" in a former chicken slaughterhouse.

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

A boutique perfumery fashioned to look like a Victorian-era shop.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

This derelict building used to house infirm Freemasons, their widows, and orphans.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.

The clients of these mysterious hand-crafted funeral cars took their last ride in style.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

A Collegiate Gothic quadrangle that surrounds an 18th century secondary school whose financing came from the likes of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, among others.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.