Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.

The telescope that discovered Neptune.

A Kyiv-based repository for all manners of discarded curiosities.

An unassuming rod in the Netherlands was once the old standard unit of length for the entire Dutch empire.

This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

Three sinkholes filled with warm, crystal-clear water reached by a horse-driven cart on an old train track through the jungle.

This enormous spiral sculpture looks strangely out of place on the edge of a housing development.

This red London phone booth once stood in front of Buckingham Palace and was used by the queen.

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

Not far from Madrid, a set of perfectly preserved trenches date back to the Spanish Civil War.

One of the highest Roman forts in Britain is set amid dramatic scenery on a notoriously difficult road.

This old Victorian bathhouse is fed by an ancient spring.

One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

A pyramid commemorates the birthplace of James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

A pocket of serenity in hectic Buenos Aires, complete with a peaceful courtyard and massive library.

Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.