Places Edited by Samir S. Patel

The origins of a large, medieval castle are shrouded in mystery, but now it's a delightful garden.

A monument to one of the most famous modernist Chinese poems and its poet.

A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.

A manifestation of modernist architectural ideas, this massive, multi-purpose building was one of the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.

No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.

Built by the Portuguese colonists in the early 16th century, this fort is one of the oldest European structure in Asia.

A museum-like shop that has been producing clogs, brushes, and ropes for nearly 200 years.

The corporeal remains of Napoleon III's dentist rest under this 15-story obelisk.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

This three-dimensional brick mural is the longest of its kind in the United States.

A Roman temple perched over an Italian town, forgotten several times over.

Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?

One of the oldest libraries in the world is still operating and contains the oldest existing document in the Italian language.

A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

The only museum in the world dedicated to the history of sprint car racing, next to one of the country's most historic dirt tracks.

Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

A solemn, monumental, kitschy palace of worship honoring victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Buried beneath an unassuming Gotland farm was the largest collection of Viking silver, mostly of Islamic origin.

Christianity and Islam have clashed, yet here a Serbian Orthodox church and a mosque stand together.

A garden full of metal sculptures that celebrate the double bass.

A pair of mysterious, unusually polished cave temples with an ancient gold legend.