Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.

Fifty-odd dinosaur footprints are preserved on this strip of mountain cliff along with ancient ripple marks.

One of the oldest art supply stores in the United States.

A chemical factory damaged by two earthquakes and an explosion that became abandoned after bankruptcy.

This roadside sculpture garden in New Mexico venerates Mother Earth and outsider art.

Besides being home to cave paintings and pre-Columbian Cuban archaeological remains, you get to take a boat through this stalactite and stalagmite covered cave.

Former home to Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka's dazzling Art Deco duplex studio.

A well-preserved quarry and six of eight continuous burning pot kilns used to make burnt lime and crushed stone are highlights of the self-guided walking tour in Fountain Rock Park.

The longest staircase lock in Britain.

An abandoned pasta factory in the centre of Bucharest, once home to Bulgarian revolutionaries and a hub of crime.

The C. A. Nothnagle Log House stands as the oldest surviving log cabin in the United States, offering a remarkable glimpse into America's colonial past.

This phone booth was recreated to honor "La cabina," considered the best horror film in the history of Spanish television.

Before firefighters, villagers relied on this simple hook to save their thatched cottages from a fiery doom.

This World War II bunker is now a shrine covered with sea shells.

A former smithy turned cultural hub with the capital's largest mural space.

The Father of the Erie Canal has a magnificent grave marker that redefines the term "final resting place."

The ruins of a world-renowned medieval hospital.

A replica of one of South Korea's National Treasures stands as a tribute to that country's relations with Mexico.

Musings of an artist carved into a rural stonewall.

The oldest continuously inhabited private home in the United States.

Built in 1547, these ruins lie on a rocky promontory in Ballintoy jutting into the wild ocean waters below.

Said to be the oldest tree in Pune.

A series of life-sized statues of each governor of the state of South Dakota.

The world's northernmost botanic garden has 25 collections of plants from arctic and alpine regions.