Places Edited by Samir S. Patel

Two panes of the massive Cold War artifact are on display at the National University of Singapore.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

The country home of world-famous designer, writer, and artist extraordinaire, William Morris.

An abandoned shipping control tower looks like a satellite perched at the end of a pier.

A painting to honor the oldest reserve squadron in the Royal Air Force.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

An old-fashioned school with interesting grounds and deep history, including the original Mito Castle gate.

Vibrant paintings stretch across 600 feet of derelict railway.

Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

A home base for Judy Chicago, one of America's leading radical feminist artists.

Τhis feline monument commemorates fallen soldiers on a field that saw many, many battles.

During World War II, the Shroud of Turin was secreted to this remote southern Italian complex.

An unassuming churchyard is the resting place of a pioneering surveyor and reluctant namesake of a mountain.

Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.

The church is gone, but the graves and legends remain.

Near this allegedly haunted pub, you can find strong spirits on the rocks.

This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.

Where one of the worst train disasters in the country took place, leading to upgrades in rail safety.

An impressive museum dedicated to the resource that made the Scandinavian country rich.

A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.

A remarkable cabinet of curiosities in an art space in the center of Berlin.

A hunched figure depicted on the signs honors a local gentleman who died on an Antarctic expedition.