Places Edited by Samir S. Patel

The walls of a colonial-era fort encircle a small, tropical assortment of plant life.

This statue of the legendary Austrian composer is hidden in the center of an Italian town.

The city of Parma's cathedral is home to one of the greatest illusionistic frescoes of the Renaissance.

Constructed by forced laborers, this submarine pen is now a museum and war memorial.

Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

Inside this magnificent 12th-century church is one of the finest carved wagon-roofs in all of England.

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.

This small museum is dedicated to the history of Havana and Florida's once-booming tobacco industry.

A source of civic pride, though the reason for its construction is unknown.

This Kathmandu museum, built in an Austrian modernist style, looks like a set from Star Wars.

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

Access to this hidden site of a 14th-century mass suicide is prohibited, unless it is to pray for the dead.

Inside a beautiful Indian temple is a seemingly magical floating pillar that doesn't touch the ground.

This plaque commemorates an amazing 19th-century sea rescue.

This multisensory alley has the ability to remind bustling citygoers to stop and smell the roses.

Commemorating a battle where French troops were commanded by an Englishman, and English troops by a Frenchman.

The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.

Both funky and traditional, it's the oldest of its kind in Indiana.

The famous greeting card maker owns a collection of paintings by the famed surrealist.

The ruins of this medieval castle on a foggy hill tell the story of a once-mighty empire.

This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.

This dazzling Art Nouveau mansion is now home to the Modern Art Gallery Subotica.