Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

This strange statue depicts a young boy's body with an adult Mozart's head and a single wing.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

This industrial gem was one of the earliest examples of a metal-framed building.

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

A suspended footbridge allows for traversing this gorge carved through the French Alps.

Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."

The world's first purpose-built indoor shopping mall opened in Sweden in 1955.

A labyrinth of clothing, electronics, and other counterfeit items.

The first neighborhood to implement the Garden City model in its suburban planning.

A quirky museum paying tribute to the history of the optical industry.

A legendary boxing venue and ring featured in Rocky V.

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.

Tucked away in the forests of North Florida resides a 19th-century lighthouse.

One of Canada's tiniest museums tackles the world's largest turtle.

A haunting painting meant to capture the calamity of World War I.

Built in 1785, this residence is the oldest stone house in Georgia.

The only known working replica of the world's first self-propelled vehicle.

An unusual but excellent display created in the 1930s as propaganda against the Freemasons.

Site of the first radio and telephone broadcasting companies in Copenhagen.

A winding stairway to a secluded beach in a residential neighborhood.

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.