Places Edited by Star Taied

This public bathroom takes the form of a 19th-century lighthouse that once stood on the spot.

This monument memorializes a violent massacre where colonial police killed 50 striking dockworkers.

The only wooden pagoda remaining in South Korea is part of a Buddhist temple that was established in the year 553.

This section of the Kennet and Avon Canal has been designated the same level of heritage protection as Stonehenge.

This facility, now a museum, once housed and trained U.S. Army Air Force pilots who flew during the Allied invasion of Normandy.

An ancient Egyptian obelisk is now used to commemorate fallen Italian soldiers.

This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

A striking, modern church devoted to a nun who loved God and beer.

This aircraft museum is home to one of just three Halifax bombers in the world.

This museum is home to a sugar sculpture of the Berlin Airlift Memorial.

Near Belgrade, an ancient-looking sarcophagus serves as a World War I monument.

This controversial, abstract sculpture is meant to represent an Aztec warrior.

This highly decorated dam is one of Guanajuato's most unexpectedly beautiful public works.

Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.

Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

This serene, turquoise lake in an extraordinary nature reserve showcases a rare natural phenomenon.

This former Soviet military base has over 10 original aircraft and an enormous amount of memorabilia on display.

This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

This medieval manor house was hastily fortified when it found itself in the middle of the Scottish fight for independence.