Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Although damaged beyond recognition, this stone god is still said to bring good luck to those who tap on him with a pebble.

Likely the first car with an internal combustion engine constructed in the United Kingdom.

The last of Fairfax County's one-room schoolhouses.

Believed to be the smallest castle in Europe.

The summer estate of John Weeks offers dazzling views and a moose captured by Theodore Roosevelt.

This little dolphin is the first monument dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in the southern United States.

The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.

This historic former textile mill now houses a brewery, hotel, and what's believed to be the longest bar in the United Kingdom.

This enigmatic piece of art is a mnemonic device from the early Renaissance.

A heartfelt tribute to all of the victims of one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.

Elaborate stone houses constructed from the ruins of war.

One of the oldest carousels in the United States is still running in the coastal village of Watch Hill.

A somber memorial to the seven victims of a horrible crime.

A park in a small Pennsylvania town is home to an original sculpture by one of its native sons, legendary artist and activist Keith Haring.

A road that winds through this natural cave is the only way to access the small, appropriately-named village of Cuevas.

A hidden lane full of top-quality street art.

A remarkably futuristic building sits in the oldest town in Louisiana.

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

This Art Deco house is home to the world's largest collection of Dora Gordine's paintings, drawings, and sculptures.

This monument gives insight into how lost children were found in Edo-period Tokyo.

This monument commemorates an aeronaut who allegedly flew a plane before the Wright brothers.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

This archaeological site boasts temple ruins that date back 5,000 years to the Dilmun culture, and may have been described in the tale of Gilgamesh's search for immortality.

The former home of Ernst Jünger, an eccentric German novelist, philosopher, entomologist, and psychonaut.