Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Ancient traditions and surreal birdwatching come into sharp relief along one of the world's most polluted rivers.

See how paper is made the old-fashioned way.

Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.

This abandoned viewing platform has become a monument to unnecessary government spending.

There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

A magnificent place to see authentic paleolithic cave paintings that are an astounding 33,000 years old.

A former factory serves as a shrine to the industry that sustained Santorini for decades.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.

A jumble of treasures in a small space, this old-fashioned local museum is full of surprises.

The first version of this stalwart construction appeared around 3,000 years ago.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

The monument honors the first (and for a long time, only) African-born philosopher to teach at a German university.

Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.

This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.

A unique zoological park home to over 30 species of wild cats, both big and small.

This historic factory peddles classic toys from the picturesque English county of Devon.

This peeling mural of Adam and Eve was inspired by the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.

A sapling of the legendary tree where conquistador Hernán Cortés sat and wept after an Aztec uprising.

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.

This ambiguous pig shrine is actually a monument to a beloved queen.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.