Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

This cave system allegedly holds the "metallic library" of a lost ancient civilization.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

You can spend the night in Dr. Frank-N-Furter's castle.

The world's largest concentrated solar power plant.

Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.

A mysterious set of tunnels carved in the hills of rural northern Kyushu.

Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.

Hundreds of notes give thanks to the patron saint of lost causes.

Once home to a booming 19th-century oil town, the park now houses a World War II submarine memorial complete with a torpedo.

A plaque marks the house in Stockholm where the French philosopher René Descartes lived up until his death.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

People in Poland have rallied to save this unnatural desert from being reclaimed by the forest.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

Located in an old church, this brewery produces a different kind of holy water.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

This unique, full-sized copy of the Bayeux Tapestry sports a few modern additions, including underwear.