Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

A nouveau-riche hilltop “palace” that once provided lodging to more than a hundred fishermen.

A series of silhouettes that recall the great cattle drives of the 19th-century.

This small square basin behind a quiet church was once a popular medieval pilgrimage site.

A lone lighthouse on the wind-swept shores of the cape.

One of the largest cemeteries in the world.

This historic Erasmus statue was first mistaken for a legendary Chinese inventor, then as a child-eating hag.

The rockpile was the founding landmark for the town of Gillette, and is now the home of the region's history.

The second oldest and longest of Delaware's three covered bridges.

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.

A magical woodland theatre in Wales reclaimed by nature.

A smug-looking cat representing an humorous Russian expletive.

Many of the cottages and houses of this tiny village are adorned with a local lord's collection of saintly statues.

In an alley behind a Fargo bar, you can roleplay as Mario while interacting with a popular street mural.

Thanks to wordplay, the earthquake-causing catfish monster has become a god of confidence at this shrine.

Constructed in 1892, this Hinesville jail is now an art gallery.

This former mill tunnel was blasted under the ridge to divert a portion of the Muscatatuck River.

A beautiful gorge filled with streams and waterfalls.

Hundreds of statues of Buddha’s disciples meditating, napping, sneezing, and picking their noses.

This depiction of the earth mother welcomes new life into Aurora Highlands.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

A bizarre statue of a Buddhist goddess made from 20,000 insects.

This retro café is a remnant of Japan’s post-war Argentine tango craze.

Where visitors can play more than 150 retro arcade games.

After local authorities changed the design, the building's architect, Le Corbusier, wanted nothing to do with it.