Places Edited by Samir S. Patel

It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

This mid-19th-century dugout was once home to a Swedish family as they erected their homestead.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store

New Zealand's most advertised nonexistent landmark

A shrine dedicated to the sacred white snakes of Iwakuni, whose albinism has been passed down for generations.

This Cold War–era fallout shelter was actually a storage facility for the nation's emergency currency.

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

See the nearly two-century-old ruins of pre-railroad America at the former site of a lock on the Ohio and Erie Canal.

Gnomes have taken over a rest stop on Australia's longest straight road.

This almost a century old piece of architecture had been overlooked by most, except for the drunk and the homeless

One man’s legacy soars high on the wings of a miniature plane.

A glimpse into the last days of a once-booming past fishing industry.

Also known as "Hell Alley," this tiny street in Imola gained its name in a bloody episode in the 16th-century.

The site where the poet Matsuo Bashō read one of the first haiku that comprise his famous travelogue.

The indecision over what to place in this square was immortalized with a plaque.

This iconic rock hermitage was once the abode of a future pope.

A surrealist labyrinth and museum of contemporary sculptures.

An ancient stone with mysterious origins stands in a residential neighborhood.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

Crumbling World War II-era gun emplacements still stand near lighthouses on the Spanish coast.

This building featuring Brutalist architecture has a rich media production history.