Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.

Hidden behind a gate in Greenwich Village is a little farmhouse that once served as the writing studio of a bestselling author.

A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

This caldera was once associated with the Etruscan god of the underworld.

Once home to artillery, this garden offers more peace today than it did during its war-torn past.

This 100-foot tall bluff located in the western plains of Kansas overlooks a massive reservoir.

Fragments of a massive unfinished sculpture sit near the main quad of the University of Illinois.

One of the tallest lighthouses in the world also serves as a monument to the fallen of World War I.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

This park and coal mine heritage site is home to two of the last steam winding engines in the UK.

This hotel was used during the Manhattan Project to house official visitors.

A multi-storied painting that depicts the area's rich and diverse maritime history.

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the My Lai Massacre.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

This megalithic tomb was crafted by a mysterious civilization that settled the island of Pantelleria.

Inside this 150-year-old barn turned antique shop is a vast array of items for curios hunters.

Two bronze wolves atop this large rock honor the "Wolves of Tuscany" brigade of World War I.

This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

An unusual double-stelae obelisk with ancient and mysterious origins.

The temporary burial site of the man who shot and killed Jesse James.

The ruins of this former mining boomtown once housed over 3,000 people. Now, the population is two.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

Denmark’s never-ending bridge.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.