Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.

This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.

This educational institution and reference library specialize in the psychic arts and mediumship.

A human attendant once directed car traffic from this structure before automated stoplights.

The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.

The tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries was also the site of a bloody World War II battle.

This church is dedicated to the patron saint of seafarers.

This interactive sculpture allows visitors to leave a message in case a friend passes by.

This large sculpture of white plates and forms is actually a huge sound amplifier.

This Dutch art piece became a Russian icon.

This museum explores iconic buildings and the cultural heritage of Malaysia in miniature form.

This Dalecarlian horse is about the size of a pinhead.

This ruined travelers shelter sits abandoned in a desolate bog of Flow Country.

This building was once the most magnificent mansion in Nafplio.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

Stretching for 22 miles, the world's longest tree-lined avenue dates back to the early 17th-century.

This house proudly displays an interactive and continuously changing exhibit of lawn flamingos.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.