Places Edited by Sarah Durn

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

This elaborate hole in the ground was built as a sacred site for an ancient civilization.

One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.

This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

The Louisiana sandwich shop that served Bonnie and Clyde's last meal is a museum that chronicles the criminal couple and honors the Bienville Parish lawmen who stopped their crime spree in an ambush.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

One of the oldest trees in Britain may have been witness to some of the country's formative moments.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

The first pet cemetery in the United States.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

A museum dedicated to the least secret spy is actually an attempt to get Hollywood's attention.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

The first German gnome who popularized the garden decoration.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.