Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

An old-fashioned school with interesting grounds and deep history, including the original Mito Castle gate.

Vibrant paintings stretch across 600 feet of derelict railway.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

Nearly four centuries after its founding, remnants of one of the oldest planned communities in North America are still visible in southern Brooklyn.

The largest mosque in Germany.

Τhis feline monument commemorates fallen soldiers on a field that saw many, many battles.

One of the few places in the world home to living stromatolites.

An overgrown and abandoned tuberculosis ward resides in the midst of a quaint modern neighborhood.

This abandoned mausoleum from 1815 sits deep within the forest surrounding Callendar House.

An unassuming churchyard is the resting place of a pioneering surveyor and reluctant namesake of a mountain.

Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.

The remnants of a WWI naval mine that once terrorized the country now decorates a street.

This tiny chapel next to a highway provides weary travelers a place to rest, pray, or maybe even get married.

An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.

The only visible remains of this ancient Greek underground temple is its roof protruding from the earth.

In this medieval church, a centuries-old stuffed crocodile hangs from the ceiling.

This humble resting place belongs to one of history's most celebrated restaurateurs.

Surrounded by industrial sprawl, a small monument marks the site of William Penn's first landing in Pennsylvania.

Near this allegedly haunted pub, you can find strong spirits on the rocks.

A striped 12th-century basilica sits in the countryside of Sardinia.

An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.

This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.

The inventor of the Coney Island hot dog rests in a grand mausoleum in Brooklyn.

A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.