Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

This rock resembling a turned-up boot has become the symbol of St. Ingbert.

Hidden in plain sight, this lush garden sits atop one of the most iconic buildings in São Paulo.

The palace for King Gustav III was never completed, but the foundation remains tucked away in this city park.

Rimmed by white crusts of salt on every edge, Lac Assal is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.

The very isolated Charity Island Lighthouse has been watching over Saginaw Bay since 1857.

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

This small patch of land is the final resting for these communication relics of the past.

This century-old cinema is complete with musical interludes and boasts a rare projection system.

This modernist cinema has survived war and reconstruction to become a symbol of Lebanon’s revolutionary spirit.

This tiny shoe shop claims to be the smallest store of its kind in Britain.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

The only Malaysian food truck in Italy slings tangy chicken satay that even Italians love.

Constructed in 1882, this jail once housed local inmates and the sheriff's family all under one roof.

This museum explores the history of policing and is also home to a very popular taxidermied duck.

These unique stepping stones hug a river's edge to take hikers on a journey through a limestone gorge.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

This museum located in the "Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World," chronicles the history of cob pipe.

Hidden for more than a century, the grave of the Conquistador remains forgotten behind these church walls.

The 2,000-year-old pieces of metal are an ancient soldier's military discharge papers.

Reputedly the smallest jail in North America.

This medieval oratory decorated in magnificent frescos was constructed after Charlemagne received a vision.

This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.