Places Edited by Samantha Chong

The remains of a 19th century cargo ship now sits in the middle of a quaint neighborhood after a century spent on the ocean floor.

A 160-year-old tower built in honor of a scholar who was burned at the stake for translating the Bible.

A giant metal mosquito prepares to feast.

This is the sewer drain that was the inspiration for the opening scene of Stephen King’s classic novel “IT”.

On moonless nights, it's said that you can still hear the church bell of a village that was swept out of the dunes and lost to the rising sea.

Late Mesolithic settlements and Bronze Age burials have been excavated at this ancient woodland on the top of a hill.

These post boxes from a bygone era have been the source of controversy and debate.

A glimpse of the Pacific Northwest‘s indigenous culture in Washington, D.C.

This dragon narrowly escaped demolition.

The interior of this church has been turned into a memorial to locals who died in Croatia's Homeland War.

According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.

These secretive tunnels were once the site of a Royal Air Force fuel reserve depot.

Learn about our ancestral eating habits at the passion project of an archeologist.

A very uncommon water tank standing in the middle of the grapevines in Bordeaux nearly a century after its construction.

During World War II, over 13,000 people of Japanese ancestry were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated in this camp in the Idaho desert.

This bee-themed family business does more with honey than anyone would think was possible.

A collection of historic buildings in central Birmingham blend seamlessly into the cityscape but have an interesting story to tell.

The world's most comprehensive collection of Willard timepieces is a celebration of early American clockmaking.

Musings of an artist carved into a rural stonewall.

A replica of a fort built from a frontier town's mass hysteria in the face of false reports of impending Native American violence.

The neighborhood surrounding the memorial was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic in Louisiana.

This store decorated with Japanese and underground pop culture items has been the centre of Barcelona alternative fashion scenes for more than a decade.

The official motto of Luxembourg reminds passersby of the Luxembourgish commitment to their national identity and sovereignty.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.