Places Edited by Star Taied

The Créac’h Lighthouse is the most powerful lighthouse in Europe, which gives you, at night, an eerie sense of serenity.

Nestled among towering redwoods on Skyline Boulevard, the Mountain House combines over a century of California history with a warm, rustic atmosphere that makes every meal feel like a getaway.

Inside a grand Victorian-era carriage house is the oldest automobile collection in the United States.

This lighthouse has been in operation since 1881, with an interesting connection to the RMS Titanic.

A centuries-old Virginia mill pond is also an outdoor classroom where history is told through recipes.

What appears to be a historic cabin nestled within Valles Caldera National Preserve is actually part of an abandoned movie set.

The mausoleum of a national hero of Albania is placed in a former church and mosque

Once tied to Templar legend and later to Prussian counts, this fairy-tale palace has witnessed centuries of Polish history

This one-room school in the tiny railroad settlement of Elgin didn't close down until 1967

The first federal construction project authorized under the Constitution

An egg dancing on water as a sign of renewal

The farmland on the old Isle of Axholme is one of only 4 places in the UK where the medieval practice of strip farming still persists.

Memorial for the woman who invented the coffee filter

One of the largest known Roman theatres in Britain

A well-preserved Neolithic burial mound in the Cotswold hills

A market building entangled in St. Augustine's history of slavery and civil rights protest

Deep in the Richloam wilderness, a century-old country store is stocked with plenty of stories.

A botanical hideaway sits inside the ruins of a half-built Civil War fort.

A park that allows you to get up close and personal with one of the world's largest open volcanic craters.

Historic Lee family homestead built in 1785, later serving as a private home and a Civil War hospital.

A giant pair of rose-tinted sunglasses offers an illuminated view of Aarhus Bay.

An artificial lake that opened in 1930 as a seaplane airport, now a park for aquatic activities.

This Hindu temple in Iran is a testament to the country's long history of trade with India.

One of the world's smallest city parks is only 12 by 20 feet.