The term “place attachment” is a complex, multidimensional one used in a number of different disciplines, but its core meaning usually refers to the emotional bond that takes place between a person and a setting. In biology and psychology, it is often considered to be based on both familiarity with a site and with the intrinsic attractiveness of its visual and spatial features. Its foundation is considered to lie both in some basic principles of habitat selection in animals, such as Konrad Lorenz’ dictum “to see and not be seen” and in what is known of the way we form attachments to other human beings through both familiarity and a history of positive interactions. In this paper, I describe some novel observations and experiments which suggest that such attachments can arise not only from a setting’s sensory features or its spatial organization, but also by its relationship with one’s memories, imagination, and culture.