Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

A collaborative art project that transformed a neighborhood in NYC's Queens.

Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.

There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.

This quaint museum taps into the sweet history of the maple syrup industry.

The mysterious image is believed to show Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, in a beautiful blue dress.

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.

In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.

One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.

This Georgian Gothic building was created to shelter and feed deer.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.