Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

An occult-y, historic hotel with the World's Largest Ouija board on the roof.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

The 18th-century church's stained-glass windows tell the story of the Haudenosaunee people.

A decaying building marks the site associated with Emmett Till's brutal 1955 murder, which helped sparking the civil rights movement.

This lesser-known geographic marker was the reference point for all surveys of the continent for 75 years.

A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.

At 1,732 feet above sea level, this spectacularly isolated yet surprisingly bustling bar is the highest pub in Britain.

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chornobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

This 15th-century aqueduct with distinctive pointed arches was used for irrigation in the Vinalopó valley.

The English graveyard of Mineral del Monte, a magical little piece of Cornwall in Mexico.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

This fantastic sculpture of an early model helicopter celebrates the local toy industry.

Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

This shrine to bovine consumption and all things fast food is a slice of culinary history both rare and well done.

The ruins of the first Spanish settlement in Puerto Rico.

Catch a glimpse of local, native wildlife at this zoo dedicated to conservation and education.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

An impressive if morbid collection of mummified remains from different eras of the region's history.

A beautiful 19th-century Armenian mansion is preserved above an unassuming cafe.

This sprawling Jewish cemetery is one of the largest in Europe.

Sound travels strangely in this underground whispering gallery.

A trove of tiny treasures hidden within a Florida park.

These ancient artifacts are a testament to the enduring significance of the bull in Spanish culture.