Places Edited by Sarah Durn

Beautiful and terrifying masks displayed in the island’s only mask library.

The eccentricities of a former lord include painted pigeons of his manor house, a series of pointless plaques, and a folly built simply to peeve the public.

The only fully operational windmill in Canada.

A park where people have been going to feed friendly pigeons since the 18th century

Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.

A beautifully-carved Pictish stone encased in a protective glass structure.

An abandoned putt putt golf course nestled hidden next to one of the local water towers and a local veterinarian.

A German shoemaker-turned-folk-hero whose impersonation of a Prussian military officer earned international notoriety.

This colorful historic site tells the story of Icelandic poetry and community in Central Alberta.

From pink dolphins to underwater cities, this museum explores the unseen, mythical world of the Amazon river.

This 17th-century place of worship still celebrates holidays in the traditional Swedish fashion.

Home to the world's largest collection of ancient Champa's sculptural works, featuring many Hindu and Buddhist deities.

The site of the original experiment that would be used to disprove the theory of luminiferous ether.

An open-air museum exhibiting a total of 52 century-old buildings, recreating Hokkaido’s “pioneer village.”

Nestled at the southern end of the Bay of Vlore in Albania resides ruins that contain Illyrian, Greek, and Roman influences.

Don't pass Gas, stop and enjoy it.

A pirate is laid to rest at St. Nicholas Church.

This canyon is named for a unique geologic formation where the river vanishes underground near the mouth of the canyon and reappears farther down.

It is rumored that if you spot this little golden frog hiding in plain sight, good luck will come your way.

This rural water utility building houses a tribute to one of the greatest stars of the silent film era.

A unique World War II memorial commemorates where the American B-17 bomber Man-O-War crashed.

A museum celebrating a couple who loved to travel the world and to bring its treasures back to Montezuma, Kansas.

Two whaling vessels that were sunk by an anti-whaling organization in 1986 now sit on the shore of this beautiful fjord.

This cemetery holds the remains of an accused witch and the man that ensured her freedom.