Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Small lakes provide outstanding reflective views of the Earl Mountains

The first federal construction project authorized under the Constitution

One of the last remnants of an ancient town wall

This popular shopping mall and eatery once provided scant comfort to sick colonials and seafarers

This marble bugler pays a special tribute to local lives lost in World War I

Inside this small, innocuous museum is a vast collection of rare action figures assembled by a group of dedicated collectors

The ruins of the Sacred Heart Memorial, which was first “shot” by a weird firing squad and then dynamited during the Spanish Civil War

A volcanic spur of Lake Tahoe wrapped in Washoe sacred stories and road tunnels

The oldest continually operating military airfield in the world

A seemingly cursed public sculpture commemorating a local athletics hero has finally found a home, but traces of the original can still be found in the rose bushes

Two alleyways in Suzhou Old Town offer a slice of life in Shanghai's French Concession, and served as a private home-away-from-home for one of 1920s Shanghai’s most infamous gangsters

A massive fossil of unknown origins

Once an arrival port for post-war migrants, this pier is now a forest of pylons in the bay and a popular spot for fishing and a backdrop for wedding photos

Locals insist that this is the actual jetty where St. Paul tied up his vessel on his overnight visit to the island.

An unofficial monument to the late King of Pop sits at the base of a Renaissance composer's statue

An established watering hole whose unique history is as fascinating as its decor

A cemetery and stairs are all that remains of this former church

This historic train depot transports visitors to an early 20th-century world before desegregation

The only remaining building from the original 1800 Isle of Wight Courthouse Complex

The former home of the "Father of Black History"

Two columns and a path leading into the woods at Fort Bennett Park are all that remain of a custom-built, Bavarian-inspired castle

A farmhouse where soldiers left their marks on the walls and attic

The world's largest KFC restaurant is housed in a historic railway station in Azerbaijan's capital city

The legendary wooden horse that stands in modern Troy is a prop from the 2004 Wolfgang Petersen film.