Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.

This Ottoman-era church is hidden amid a busy tourist area.

Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.

Next to the well-known retaining weir "Hochablass" is the former raft port for the city of Augsburg.

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings.

A cannonball from Union forces battling John Hunt Morgan made this church a permanent home.

This stone obelisk commemorates the discovery of the world's largest gold nugget.

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

This controversial statue once honoured a Russian Field Marshall, before ultimately being dismantled in a push to remove symbols of Russian influence.

This tower is all that remains from a medieval fortress.

Underneath this Byzantinian church lies a necropolis filled with ancient tombs and the ruins of previous churches.

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

Stone mined from this quarry was used in many prominent structures around Melbourne.

This bridge once allowed Dere Street to cross the River Tees.

Overlooking Puget Sound sits a garden with a Buddhist prayer wheel and an elaborate labyrinth.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

This former monastery is still a revered religious site.

One of the most well-preserved mammoth specimens in the world.

Home to the ancient Roman temple of a lesser-known Celtic god that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien and H. P. Lovecraft.

The ruins of a rural church and a statue of Archangel Gabriel are tucked away in Majella National Park.

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

Large World War II gun emplacements and tunnel systems remain hidden near a remote end of Waiheke Island.

This apartment is a true time capsule of local life in Bulgaria during the Soviet regime.