Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Evidence from a brutal 1880s murder is on display at this former infirmary house.

No matter how many times this community-run sauna gets destroyed, it always rises from the ashes.

An engineering marvel at the time of its construction, this cross-border waterway sought to connect the Black Sea to the Baltic.

This unusual rock looks like a giant, otherworldly mushroom sprouting atop a cave.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

This memorial depicts the unlikely team that won England the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy.

The train that took the prime minister on his final journey now rests in a British museum.

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

This frescoed ancient burial mound is a colorful window into China’s influence in early Japan.

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

A Japanese video game arcade hides in the back of a Swedish pool hall.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

Ask nicely, and stewards of a centuries-old charitable tradition will give you free bread and beer.

Grab a slice of pizza next to the remains of the "human monkey" who ran for mayor.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

This suburban British town holds secrets that would have made the druids proud.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.