Places Edited by Samir S. Patel

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

This statue, deep in a Swedish forest, is all alone, just like the renowned recluse would have wanted.

This imposing tower named after the mythical sword of King Arthur is considered the tallest freestanding climbing wall in the world.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

The childhood home of one of Ohio's favorite sons, pilot and war hero Eddie Rickenbacker.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

This monument sits at the foot of a mountain from which legend says enslaved people jumped to their deaths.

The crash of this great airship signaled the beginning of the end for dirigibles.

One man's personal collection of KGB memorabilia is presented along with his strange viewpoint.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.

This extensive collection of dead bugs may be the world's most idiosyncratic and personal insect museum.

Specimens collected by the author of "Lolita" and self-taught lepidopterist are exhibited in his childhood home.

This little-known, 35,000-specimen collection in Greece is a lepidopterist's dream.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.

This statue commemorates the meeting of the most influential minds of the women’s rights movement.

The U.S. military dumped millions dollars worth of goods off a beach in Vanuatu, purely to spite the British and French.

The man who wasn't there.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.