Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

This mighty white oak in Bethesda survived both the American Revolution and the construction of Washington D.C.'s metro red line.

A memorial to Chinese freedom in the city where American freedom was born.

Commemorating the 1948 creation of the Jimmy Fund, a Boston-based cancer charity.

An untouched lava tube accessible to the adventurers.

Built to defend Washington D.C. during the Civil War, this fort became a post-war nucleus for a thriving Black community.

The remnants of an abandoned, 19th-century gold mill along Aruba's rugged northeastern coast.

A remnant of the Roman army's presence on the coast of Scotland.

A decaying, yet still functioning, work of communist architecture.

These tin huts were commonplace in Australia during the Great Depression.

A large collection of solar and night-time telescopes dot a small area on the Teide mountain range.

The birthplace of the alleged inventor of baseball.

Described as one of the Baltic region’s most daring and original construction projects.

The only public swimming pool in Baltimore open to Black Americans during segregation is now a permanent memorial art exhibit.

This decommissioned nuclear power plant offers tours of its Communist-era control room and reactor hall.

These two large, rusting pieces of machinery are relics of Australia’s gold mining past.

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

An English brewery transported to North Korea.

The only museum outside of Australia dedicated to exhibiting the artwork of Indigenous Australian artists.

Because sometimes you need to make a batch of frites even when the stores are all closed.

This building, previously used as a courthouse, has an unusual geological feature in its basement.

This uniquely shaped tombstone is dedicated to the project construction superintendent for the Empire State Building.

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

The remains of a former colonial fort on a stretch of beach that is occasionally visited by crocodiles.