Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Along the Stuart Highway, two giant sculptures tower over the roadway.

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.

The foundation of this ancient stupa dates back to the 1st-century.

Singapore's Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West is a social hotspot for songbirds and their humans.

The site of the gruesome massacre—and maybe cannibalism—of five men, a tragedy that made Alferd Packer infamous.

This picturesque cottage was the site of Ulysses S. Grant’s final and perhaps most important campaign.

This fortress was designed to prevent a Nazi invasion but was never used.

Tucked away in this local museum is a piece of sporting equipment that dates to the 16th-century.

Designed by Horace Trumbauer in 1893, this Gothic-style castle is now a home for academics.

More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.

A small museum dedicated to taking the taboo out of all things related to poo.

This Sheffield sculpture composed of 17,000 Allen keys honors both urban falcons and a furniture icon.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

In Lago Superiore, the largest expanse of lotus flowers outside of Asia is hard to miss.

This methodist cemetery is slowly receding into the wilderness along a Maryland highway.

The largest collection of Frazetta originals in the world.

One of the most important Krio heritage sites in the country.

This fantastic museum honors Gloucester waterway heritage.

This historical art colony is adorned with thousands of hand-carved concrete sculptures in the Mayan Revival style.

Hidden in this modern shopping center is a relic of 16th-century capital punishment.

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.

A unique outdoor timepiece at a "clothing-optional" resort.

An abandoned cable car station located on the Danube stands like a haunted house above the river.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.