Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

This statue honors the first Relay of Youth.

This building featuring Brutalist architecture has a rich media production history.

According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.

One of the word's deepest gorges is also tied to a fantastic legend.

This statue of an eagle taking flight welcomes visitors to Langkawi.

A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

The island home of an unlucky whaling captain whose story inspired a great American novel.

Constructed from the ruins of a former glass factory, this park incorporates the old with the new.

A living descendant of the famous tree that helped Isaac Newton develop the theory of gravity.

Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.

This mine was once used to defend the coast from attack during World War II.

The first European statue dedicated to the legendary musician.

Heralded as one of the prettiest castles in all of Czechia.

Inside Crosswicks Creek Park resides an estate chronicling 200 years of history.

The largest cave in Northern Europe.

One of the last socialist halls still standing in the United States.

This beautiful medieval Serbian monastery is home to frescoes, peculiar sculptures, and historical curiosities.

A cheeky reminder about the value of art dangles above one of Olomouc's busiest streets.

You can only access this hermitage by crawling under a ledge suspended above an overhang.

Abandoned in 2009, this once popular resort destination now stands frozen in time.

These caves are home to a small church and were used to age cheese.

Out of all the statues of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, this one is the tallest and the most impressive.

The world's only above water sand volcano, believed to once be the bathtub of a priest.