Places Edited by Samir S. Patel

This Liberian resort offers comfort, ecofriendly hospitality, and a mission of sustainability.

A dream-like maze full of strange art, surreal spaces, and fantasy landscapes to get lost in.

The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

Legend says the only thing buried within this magnificent tomb was a dog.

An attack on a prominent Black attorney's house sparked a watershed moment in Nashville's civil rights movement.

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

Through the decades, Black music stars have performed at this historic hub for music and the arts.

This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

The former home of queer novelist Yoshiya Nobuko memorializes her contributions to modern-day manga.

This Bronze Age man spent millennia buried in a mine, giving his bones an eerie hue.

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

This schoolhouse for Black American children is one of the oldest remaining in southeastern Ohio.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

A unique project to help restore coral reefs in Bali.

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

A heartwarming message to those entering and departing Music City from above.

This memorial was created by an Irish nurse who lived in New York City during 9/11.

Dozens of elegant ceramic tiles decorate these ancient walls, each displaying the Lord's Prayer in a different language.