Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

This castle ruin in the middle of nowhere is a gem for wildlife enthusiasts.

This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.

Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

The start of the group that straightened the teeth of a nation.

The former global standard for the exact mass of one kilogram sits under lock and key outside Paris.

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.

This church houses the “incorrupt” body of its founding Bishop.

The study has wall paneling from a 17th century ship.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

Built entirely of interlocking pieces, construction of this Chinese Muslim house of worship required zero nails.

The humble tomb of an Argentine general, hand-built by his son using stones brought down from the Andes.

This small museum concentrates on the juicy history of orange production in Florida.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

A somber memorial at the site where hundreds of prisoners and civilians were executed in the aftermath of World War II.