Places Undefined Reading Wants to Go

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown is now home to one of Canada’s largest contemporary art collections.

A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

A plaque claims this artwork outside a children's hospital was used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.