Places Edited by Sommer Mathis

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

This site commemorates the former inn and restaurant where the chocolate chip cookie was first crafted.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

Honoring one of the first boats to leave Ulster destined for America.

The first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature came from the foothills of Appalachia.

Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.

The oldest house in Lindsborg, Kansas, includes some fascinating inscriptions.

The resilient spirit of this remote mining town burns bright in its eclectic memorabilia.

An Australian novelist's cozy coastal retreat, turned campground.

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.

The composer known as the "Swedish Mozart" arranged to be buried in an unusual spot.

A musical sanctuary that preserves gospel’s Golden Age is tucked inside a library at Baylor University.

This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."

A grassroots collection showcasing personal objects of family members separated by the post-1971 border between India and Pakistan.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.

A wooden sculpture sits rather out of place in this Mexican beach town.

An 18th-century battery complete with original kitchen and garrison.

This ancient tunnel is one of the most important examples of Roman hydraulic engineering in Spain.

A small, forgotten prison cemetery marked only by a wrought-iron fence and eerie depressions left in the ground.

For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

The largest masonic lodge in Cuba.