Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

A beautiful Kentish country intersection hosts a tasty little photo spot.

These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.

This magnificent church allows travelers along one of Germany's busiest roadways a chance to rest and reflect.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

The oldest standing concrete bridge in England was also constructed as a work of art.

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

This tower was constructed to commemorate the man who helped bring true democracy to the United Kingdom.

This water goblin statue represents a 19th-century urban legend about a haunted canal that became a Japanese idiom.

A former 16th-century monastery houses a museum dedicated to the island and its culture.

This museum houses artifacts from American adventurers and filmmakers Martin and Osa Johnson.

The former desk of Fire Chief Joseph "Bum" Farto is all that remains after his mysterious disappearance following a drug conviction.

One of the tallest waterfalls in Africa is also home to a population of monkeys who enjoy the waters and the occasional guest.

Standing atop Wellington Hill is the world's tallest three-sided obelisk.

In a boatyard near Aberdyfi is a nautically inspired work of art.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

This 80.33 troy ounces of solid gold is believed to be the largest nugget from Oregon still in its original form.

This archeological site hidden behind Teotihuacán's pyramids shelters 1600-year-old murals.

Weighing nearly seven tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

This modern theatre is housed inside a convent constructed more than 300 years ago.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

Inside this small chapel tucked away in the forest is one of the most well-preserved Danse Macabre frescos.