Places Edited by Sarah Durn

This remote Scottish island has the only round church in the nation.

This sculpture bears a tragic backstory that may have inspired a hauntingly beautiful children's song.

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.

Both the building and blades of this reconstructed 19th-century windmill can turn in a breeze.

A family accused of witchcraft once called this medieval tower home.

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.

The ruins of a 16th-century Spanish convent tell a forgotten history.

Housed in a 20th-century prison, this small museum recounts local Nicaraguan myths.

A miner's handmade folk art fountains are tucked in the woods off a multilane highway. 

Paul McCartney, Joy Division, and many others created era-defining music at this former recording studio.

A park where you can watch the highway zoom past.

A historic hydroelectric power plant serves as the unusual backdrop for a public park.

This post-war motel embodies a little-known, Miami-born architectural style.

The oldest church in Inverness witnessed the brutal executions of many Scottish soldiers.

This colorful mosaic remembers one of Britain's most deadly peacetime fires.

The woman who helped save 15th-century France was born in this humble home.

This massive piece of artwork weighs more than 250 tons, and was designed as a tribute to the first president of the United Arab Emirates.

The site where the Spanish first landed in Mexico was once a thriving Mesoamerican city.

A centuries-old Hindu cave temple is tucked away in a quiet suburb.

The "Father of Arizona" tried to build a Zoroastrian fire temple on the hill where he's now buried.

A hand-painted advertisement for chocolate adorns the walls of this historic building.

A plaque commemorates a Victorian scientist's monumental discovery about waves.

A 40-foot waterfall flows into this unique natural swimming hole.

Carefully reconstructed after the Bosnian War, this 16th-century bridge stands as a symbol of the country's enduring multicultural heritage.