Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Acrosticism and palindromes on this randomly placed stone.

Ornate and vibrant, this temple is a colorful place of worship for Columbus's Thai and Laotian communities.

The model behind the iconic 3D test model.

The old ceramics factory on Boa Vista shows the power drifting sand has to destroy buildings.

This ex-prison dates back to the Middle Ages.

Exhibiting the tallest structure of its type in Nevada, this massive mining complex is frozen in time.

On the Mutha riverbank near the center of Pune stands a centuries-old temple with a fascinating old stone entrance.

An 83-foot tall granite obelisk honors the legacy of Dr. King in the heart of Norfolk's Black community.

An expansive collection of vehicles and other paraphernalia marking the history of firefighting.

The hulking remains of the Leesburg Lime Company Kiln lie dormant behind a historical marker close to the W&OD trail.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

America's first National Historic Landmark is a 100-foot tall obelisk and gravesite dedicated to the only casualty of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

This “grave” memorializes the 53 rakugo stories that were once banned by the national censorship.

Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

The entire history of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program is painted on an enormous roadside water tank.

This one-of-its-kind shipyard brings the 12th-century Viking Age back to life.

The best-preserved Roman site in India.

This 16th-century hilltop chapel is one of the oldest churches in Old Goa.

Once a passageway that led to the Shaniwar Wada palace fort.

This prehistoric site is home to the largest shell midden cluster in Japan.

A free museum that memorializes the deadliest river flood in American history, and the civil engineering efforts to tame the Mississippi River.

A secret hotel room can be found inside this clocktower in the oldest city in Austria.

This millstone-topped marker details the history of a mill that served as a landmark for both Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War.

Arguably Belgrade's only example of pure Art Deco architecture.