Places Edited by Samir S. Patel

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

Three hundred illuminated pillars form an “artificial forest” in Medellín.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

This quiet, unassuming spot in Budapest was the birthplace of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

In an Auckland neighborhood, looming chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

Near the ruins of a Civil War coastal fortress lies the only known African refugee cemetery in the United States.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A lonely stone-sided terminal stands next to a grass airstrip on Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula.

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

This cluttered cantina is famed for its cheese-spiked, raisin-flavored liqueur.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.