Places Edited by Rachel James

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.

This small museum collects the Christian remembrances which would otherwise be forgotten.

This is one really big nut.

This working replica of the 'Friends' coffee shop is more accurate to the show than the set itself.

This artful dam holds back a crater-made reservoir that can be seen from space.

A forest wonderland caused by Burlington, Vermont's aggressive southwestern winds.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

One of China's last communal villages wears its ideals on its sleeve.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

A museum dedicated to controversial Russian pianist Alexander Scriabin.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

Always a new use for this old building.

A commonwealth favorite in the heart of Pasadena.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

From silent movie theater to rock &roll palace and beyond.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

Political debates in a fabulous Pasadena castle.