Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

This innocuous-looking button may have been used to assassinate a king.

These grandstands are among the oldest continuously used stands in the world.

Guitarist Paco de Lucía overlooks travelers as they pass through this train station dedicated to his legacy.

This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.

One of Philadelphia's largest murals resides hidden under this bridge.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.

This cave located in the badlands of Somaliland contains some of the oldest cave art in Africa.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

One of the world's largest murals covers a large swath of homes in its hillside neighborhood.

The home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle is now a library and museum dedicated to his memory.

An art installation memorializing a tram stop, which became a tram stop.

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.

Thousands of miniature bronze sculptures have taken over this city square creating a unique art installation.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

An ordinary lamppost situated in the middle of Cambridge has an unusual moniker and history.

This synagogue is covered in beautiful mosaics that explore the history of the Jewish people.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

This pop-culture shop also offers the chance to become part of their favorite tv show or movie.

The home of a formerly enslaved man who went on to become a prospector, entrepreneur, and activist for Black rights.

This rose and lavender oil distillery still operates as it did more than a century ago.

The social hall of this former factory is a Communist-era time capsule.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.