Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

In an arid region, this beautiful lake in the Aravalli hills is an unexpected delight.

A snow-white church overlooking the wonderful Tyrrhenian Sea.

A decomissioned facility where the German "Transrapid" maglev trains were once tested.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

This small hermitage is located along an ancient route that connected the Tiber and Rieti valleys.

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

Enjoy a tour of oddities and makeshift monsters at this souvenir store with an offbeat sense of humor.

The beehive-like buildings of this abandoned resort reside near the border of Mauritania and Senegal.

This unusual gravestone was crafted for cricket lover and master bat maker William Oates Sykes.

This statue honors one of Budapest's most beloved literary characters.

The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

According to legend, those who pray at this statue will also be granted a wish.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

Grant Wood painted some of his most famous works of art at this studio.

A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.

The former home of Victoria's first Lieutenant-Governor.

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.