Places Edited by Sarah Durn

This Khmer temple is named after a young woman who sacrificed herself to protect the city from a disastrous deluge.

One of few vertical lava tubes in the world accessible by foot.

This no-frills joint has some of the most sublime Cantonese barbecue in town.

Catch a live show while drinking cocktails made with local spirits.

Now a retreat center for the faithful, it once provided training for clergy—but it began as a farm owned by a famed financier and his opera singer wife, who built a surprise in the backyard.

The iconic egg tart gets an upgrade with a laminated sourdough crust.

Sip sweet, luxuriously creamy Hong Kong-style milk tea at this cafe.

These fascinating 19th-century tombs in the center of Pune belong to Europeans who lived in the city in that era.

These 400-year-old ruins are all that's left of the monastery where Ines de Castro was assassinated by the King of Portugal.

A church now sits over the site of one of the worst urban disasters of early 19th-century America.

A historic ballroom host to famous performers from the big band era to 1980s rock.

The remains of one of Wales’ great medieval buildings, with a pub in the cellar.

A herd of roughly 250 American bison roam these plains.

This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.

This site is home to ancient petroglyphs and pictographs dating back to 6,000 B.C.

Farm-to-table East African-European cuisine is on the menu here.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

An Antoni Gaudí masterpiece in Astorga.

Every summer, this shrine sets up a tiny drinking fountain reserved for thirsty apians.

The tomb of one of the greatest travelers in history.

An American mascot that became a lucky god in Japan, enshrined in a city far from the main center of his worship.

This modernist bridge highlights the bear as a symbol of Madrid.

A historical house furnished with authentic pieces from the Victorian period.

This family-owned restaurant celebrates Native American cuisine.