Places Edited by Raven Traveler

A monument to one of the few Olympic flames ever to be lit outside of the host city.

This covered bridge was used by both Union and Confederate troops during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

This amazing medieval fortress stands atop a promontory along the famous Cinque Terre.

The only pachinko parlor in the United States.

A haunting monument dedicated to the Royal Naval Air Service and the Fleet Air Arm.

This metal disk commemorates the birth of a historic American holiday.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

The mysterious canine hides atop a drain pipe on the back of the building, some say as a sneaky shoutout to Yale.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.