Places Edited by Samir S. Patel

Losing lottery tickets are deposited at this shrine in hopes of better luck.

When new viceroys were elected, they passed through this arch to cement the title.

A triumphal steel arch on the side of a German mountain.

One of the last Depression-era bandshells still standing was the site of Elvis Presley’s first live concert.

The site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s arrest as he attempted to have lunch.

This magnificent arch is all that remains of a former smelt mill.

Walk through history in a palace that has seen centuries of Muslim rulers.

Atop this arch, during the 16th-century, a sermon was given to those suffering from plague.

A monument to the legacy of the man who created Spongebob Squarepants at the school where his passion for art and marine biology began.

Every winter, this former planetarium is transformed into a massive, brightly-lit Christmas ornament.

An entire home filled with over 3,000 pieces of Santa memorabilia in glass cases, walls, on Christmas trees, and even in the bathroom.

A giant glider—designed by the father of the Rubik's Cube's designer—now soars within a shopping mall.

This monument memorializes a violent massacre where colonial police killed 50 striking dockworkers.

A century-old church is now a space museum with a treasure trove of Soviet space items.

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

After Sierra Leone's railways shut down in 1974, a collection of engines and other artifacts spent decades hidden away in this old workshop—now a museum.

This center in the Rwandan capital supports women’s livelihoods while educating visitors about traditional cooking, craft making, and more.

Ado Awaye Mountain and the unique lake that sits near its peak are shrouded in ancient legends.

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

The gathering point of an old Melbourne swimming club was site of a historic, world-record dive in 1918.

A heritage structure designed in 1882 honors a Parsi philanthropist.

This clock tower is all that remains of Bird Hall, constructed by one of the founding families of this Massachusetts town.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

A bronze statue pays tribute to the Hungarian player and coach, one of soccer's first international superstars.