Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

What better place to learn about the beautiful game than an actual soccer ball-shaped building?

The largest Walleye statue in the world calls this Minnesota town home.

A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.

This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

The underground mall's skylights look like they could be part of a spaceship.

In the Bahamas sits a lighthouse that is among the last of its kind.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

Only the facade of this house was built so a father could fool his son.

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

The former house of an anthropologist couple displays Lacandón Maya artifacts in a homey atmosphere.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

Enjoy classic musicals with a home-cooked meal at this former staple of American social life.

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

This unique abacus hanging in the Technical University of Munich actually tells the time.

A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.

Enjoy coffee and cake while viewing antique medical equipment at this unique cafe.

The official peace statue of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Thousands of Matchbox cars spanning generations call this New Jersey barn home.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.