Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

This highrise residential building looks mundane, but hides a water tower and WWII bunker.

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

One of two identical monuments marking the sites of military training encampments in Peoria, Illinois.

This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.

An opulent testament to the boom-and-bust history of industry in north central Indiana.

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

An 18th-century estate owner thought these cottages were an eyesore, so he artfully disguised them as a church.

Filled with history, this cemetery is maintained each summer by a few hungry goats.

The childhood home of Jerry Lee Lewis was converted into a museum dedicated to his musical legend.

One of the oldest surviving Swedish-American homes in the United States.

Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

An empty mine that some believe will suddenly be filled with fortune and treasures at the end of the world.

The plaques around this 19th-century structure recall some rather strange tales.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

A small cell adjacent to this church was once the bedroom for a renowned saint.

This "cursed house" features secret rooms, hidden vaults, and dark escape tunnels.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.

The ruined abbey includes a rare surviving example of a monastic latrine.

At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.