Places Edited by Greg Jones

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

There's an old indoor swimming pool hidden directly underneath the White House Press Briefing Room.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

This mysterious underground cave in Shropshire dates back to the 18th or 19th century.

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

The world’s largest knitted mitten is displayed in one of Sweden’s smallest Arctic villages.

A retrofuturistic art installation in the Pittsburgh Airport.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

The venerated body of a 12th century saint is celebrated each year with the 'Race of the Candles.'

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

The remains of a deserted 1800s farming community can be found in Little River State Park.

What was once the largest NFL stadium.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.