Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Once the largest public hospital for the mentally ill was also surrounded by controversy.

A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."

Also known as the "Red Taj Mahal."

A sculpture of a blood drop designed to honor those that have donated the precious liquid.

An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.

The scene of a legendary hunt is displayed on this building's facade.

This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

This plaque commemorates the call between Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

An architectural gem nestled into a promontory overlooking a prehistoric landscape.

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

This abandoned limestone quarry now provides visitors with multiple, breathtaking viewpoints.

The home where the first Premier of the People's Republic of China worked and lived.

This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.

The former home of the man whose radical ideas changed the nation.

These commemorative stones honor a young woman born in captivity.

Visitors to Salt Springs State Park are encouraged to literally put their two cents in Penny Rock.

The unexpected mascot of Shetland's capital.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

A 19th-century architectural masterpiece with ties to Gustave Eiffel.

Once an imperial lake garden, anyone can now visit this city park.