Places Edited by vijayhm

Crawfish hand pies, Natchitoches meat pies, and all manner of other sweet or savory, flaky-crusted pastries abound here.

Pittsburgh’s largest and most detailed model train display began as one WWI veteran’s hobby.

Proceeds from this colorful teahouse in a historic Atlanta neighborhood directly fund women’s education in northeast India.

An elegant garden commemorating the 1841 visit from apostle and missionary, Orson Hyde.

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

This landmark jazz venue is the oldest continuously running African-American club in the United States. Currently undergoing renovations, it is set to reopen in late 2025.

Dozens of elegant ceramic tiles decorate these ancient walls, each displaying the Lord's Prayer in a different language.

This unassuming oasis elevated just above the busy streets of Jerusalem offers one of the best views of the Old City.

A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.

The abandoned shell of what would have been the Jordanian royal family's summer palace.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

This ancient tomb in the West Bank is a holy site for Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike.

A spiritual center in the Santa Monica Mountains founded by Alice Coltrane after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician John Coltrane.

Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

One of only two towns in Israel populated by Circassians, a sect of Sunni Muslims who are also devoted to Israeli military service.

Sitting right on the border between East and West Jerusalem this modern art museum is in itself a symbol of Israel's hoped-for unity.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

Ghost Town in the Demilitarized Zone of the Golan Heights.

Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue.