Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

One of the oldest brick structures in Freetown.

A collection of Inukshuks built and left by several hikers.

This museum is dedicated to the first coast-to-coast highway.

This chapel is the site of a yearly pilgrimage that originated during the Middle Ages.

These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

A group of abandoned factories and buildings that have been revitalized and are now used to promote culture, education, entrepreneurialism, and sustainable development.

Claims to be the "World's Highest Hill."

This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.

At Brandy Station, Civil War soldiers left their mark on the battlefield and the walls of this small wooden house.

The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

The largest and oldest brick pagoda in Korea.

This cabin once belonged to one of California's original settlers.

One of the first commercially successful anthracite-powered iron-making operations in North America.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

These ancient rock graves were featured on the cover of a Black Sabbath compilation album.

This enormous abandoned factory is now a makeshift graffiti gallery.

This tunnel was built in order to protect the village of Daroca from flash floods during rainy seasons.

This field of concrete was once an active defense site armed with nuclear warheads.

A simple memorial between a ball field and a skate park honors 21 men lost in a horrific mining accident.

Above Breckenridge, a destructive mining technique sits sunken in a small pond.

Alongside a scenic road are the remains of crumbling World War II gun emplacement.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

One of the earliest and best-preserved buildings in Charles County, Maryland.