Places Edited by Rachel James

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A mecca for India's Jains.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

A city continually buried under the ash of a volcano that has been erupting for more than 15 years.

This massive and unusual rock formation near Okotoks is the world's largest known glacial erratic.

Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.

Come stay at a live-in art installation.

A shrine on the shores of the Tigris.

This abandoned radar station from the Cold War era now only broadcasts a seriously ominous air of isolation.

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

Massive kielbasa stands 42 feet tall and weighs in at 12,000 pounds.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

What is left of the pillar of Saint Simeon, the voluntary martyr who climbed the column to give his sermons, remaining perched there for thirty-seven years.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.

Sex curse discovered on ancient tablet in Cyprus.

Come for the sustainable organic chocolate, stay for the sustainable organic booze.

Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.

Paiwanese restaurant run by native indigenous Taiwanese singer songwriter, and home to a DIY arts-and-crafts folk garden.

Most complete collection of Gymnosperms in the world.

Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.