Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."

The abandoned remains of this once-thriving hotel looms over the city, awaiting an uncertain future.

A beautiful 1920s tower filled with local hidden gems.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.

The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

This 11th-century structure is one of the oldest churches in Romania.

The portrait of a man from Japan who sent weekly letters to a Dutch hotel he never visited.

These nearly 500-year-old scenes are largely faded by the ravages of time, yet still maintain their power to horrify.

The site of the earliest colonial settlement in the Bahamas started as a place of religious refuge.

Fort Garry was a pivotal post for the Hudson’s Bay Company and a major factor in the economy and political culture of the area.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

The final resting place of a German diplomat's beloved companion.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

This fascinating and poignant museum chronicles every imaginable aspect of Spanish colonialism in the Americas.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

An otherwise ordinary park with a dark past.