Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.

A fantastic example of Victorian railway engineering with two unusual decorative features.

The fictional birthplace of the Chief Engineer aboard the Starship Enterprise.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

This ancient city was home to one of the greatest schools of Greek philosophy.

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

A mere dot on the map in the great north woods is the first place in America to vote in Presidential elections.

Built to transport German U-boats through the never-completed Masurian Canal, the locks near this Polish village are now home to a rope course.

This nature mural exists to protect the surrounding environment and its own canvas from destruction.

Of all the unique artifacts inside this library, a mummified hand stands out among the others.

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

Using a massive antenna made up of five miles of wire, two scientists tuned into organic radio waves from the planet Jupiter.

This work of art by Matthew Mazzotta resides in this park dedicated to the first black legislator in Idaho.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

A 1930’s courtroom where John Dillinger and his gang went before a judge.

This unusual apartment building may be Brooklyn's own version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

A well drilled into the side of a cliff supplies most of the water consumed on the island of El Hierro.

Not your typical pet cemetery.

A memorial to legendary newsman, publisher, and owner of La Gaceta, the only trilingual newspaper in the U.S.

This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.

The largest terracotta fountain in the world, built to commemorate Britain’s Victorian achievements.

A sculpture that commemorates an iconic photo of urban Scotland's past.

A tiny museum dedicated exclusively to the tiny art that decorates matchboxes.

Tucked between a side street and a theater, this arch once led to a prestigious riding school, and now opens to a courtyard and community garden.