Places Edited by Samir S. Patel

These ancient pecked images are among the oldest and best-preserved in Mongolia.

A mysterious monument covered in a binary code marks the heart of tech.

A monument to the first person to sail around the world solo, nowhere close to where he was born, set sail, or landed.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

A 150-year-old steam locomotive crosses the southern half of the island daily.

Though the name might suggest otherwise, this is an American cemetery.

Where the famed frontiersman was born, raised, and survived Quaker intrigue

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

Unscathed for almost 2,000 years, the best preserved Roman triumphal arch is in a small southern Italian city.

Crystal chandeliers brighten up this dark underpass.

A prison tower–like edifice honoring a beloved local benefactor.

A medieval castle was used for centuries as a hemp farm.

This tree was once used to calculate the decrease of the Baltic Sea.

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.

Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.

A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.

Its look is severe, but its location, isolated on a hill in the middle of the countryside, is particularly scenic.

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.

An unusual sculpture, an interesting history, in a strange place, for a good cause.

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

Death hangs in the air here, where a 17th-century gibbet has been erected on a Neolithic tomb.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.