Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.

In an Auckland neighborhood, looming chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.

A plaque hidden in the law faculty at Leiden University honors the first scientist to make liquid helium.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

Olive’s garden serves up a seemingly endless helping of outback delights.

Fenced off in a garden cemetery in Honduras lies the grave of the most notorious American filibuster.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

Once overlooking the town, this church now resides on a permanent tilt.

Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.

This public toilet built in the famous Amsterdam School architectural style is a Dutch national monument.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.

A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

This high-speed test track is popular with car manufacturers, speed freaks and orbiting astronauts.

This small fort played a huge role defending Puerto Rico’s capital city.

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.

The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.