Places Edited by Sarah Durn

Palace, temple, and pyramid ruins mark the ancient Mesoamerican capital of Totonacapan.

A wealthy aristocratic family built this Disney-worthy, fairy-tale castle.

This airy five-floor library and museum houses thousands of books and rotating exhibits on Japanese monsters and anime.

A 1542-foot-long suspension bridge offers scenic mountain views.

Designed by famed 20th-century architect Cass Gilbert, the future of this abandoned 1908 rail station is currently in limbo.

An overgrown monument remembers 60 years of French control in New Caledonia.

This simple plaque remembers the fearless human rights defender's tragic death.

A historic canal winds through a unique, swampy landscape.

This 2008 memorial commemorates two leading Aboriginal Australian rights activists.

Ships still use this historic lighthouse to navigate dangerous, island waters.

These gleaming gypsum sand dunes are the second-largest in North America.

At least according to the Guinness World Records.

A melancholy jester sits on the grave of a famous 20th-century ballet dancer and choreographer.

This unassuming stone is possibly the oldest Scottish memorial to the 13th-century knight.

A different Edgar Allan Poe built this charming Victorian home.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

This magenta statue commemorates the legendary marriage between a mermaid and the city's founder.

Executions were once held near this beautiful 18th-century fountain.

The unconventional Scottish soccer coach required players to wear a collar, tie, and bowler hat for matches.

The world's smallest Austen museum is inside an unassuming phone booth.

One in a series of historical markers from the massive 19th-century undertaking to map all of India.

The Hollywood home of Kermit the Frog and Yoda used to be Charlie Chaplin's film studio.

The grave of the 19th-century sea captain who coined the phrase "Old Glory" can be found in this quiet cemetery.

This restored 18th-century house was once the home of Lititz's first tobacconist.