Places Edited by Samir S. Patel

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.

This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

The heart of a Scottish legend had a centuries-long journey before reaching its final resting place.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

The great polar explorer is remembered in this far northern town, where he embarked on his final expedition.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

A strip of neutral ground where the people of Tajikistan and Afghanistan come together to trade.

A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

One of the world's tallest waterfalls wasn't revealed to the world at large until 2006.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.