Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Hundreds of personalized inscribed planks make up this historic boardwalk.

The largest civilian satellite control center in the world is located in the middle of a drained lake.

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

This human-made pond is part of a Korean palace complex first built in the 7th century.

Costa Rica's best known combat zone, used during the Battle of Santa Rosa.

An unusual snaking bank of boulders caused by longshore drift.

In the 1930s, a mysterious murder shook this Northamptonshire village–the identity of the victim remains a mystery to this day.

According to legend, this small island was home to one of the sirens met by Ulysses in the Odyssey.

A grave dedicated to the pioneers who settled California.

The facade of this 16th-century building is decorated with carvings of 300 seashells.

The ancient sauropod tracks found in this former quarry are some of the largest in the world.

One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

The fastest way to send a message before electricity was invented.

A historic landmark and museum filled with curious objects representing the history of Key West.

This Grade II Listed Building with an Art Nouveau façade once contained a unique print shop.

This former chapel resides on an island connected to the mainland by one of Shetland's iconic beachy tombolos.

This remote mountain shrine is one of the most sacred Zoroastrian temples remaining in the world.

Evans's funeral had one of the largest attendances of any funeral in the history of Wales.

This stone, said to have once been a young woman, is sacred to the Dakota and Lakota nations.

A ghost town in a remote corner of Oregon hosts a touching tribute to Sacagawea’s son.

This abstract sculpture was initially so disliked that it got moved to the outskirts of town a few months after installation.

Three playfully immersive mini golf courses let you travel alongside your ball to the cup at this facility, which has been around since the 1950s.

The cave where Saint Genadio meditated and played chess.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."