Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

This rare example of Vancouver's Victorian past was the home of one of the city's first bookbinders.

One nutty businessman’s unique tribute to an ancient tool.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.

The only one of New Hampshire's original 14 World War II watchtowers to survive in near-original condition.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

This tiny structure was built by the creator of the Brooklyn Bridge.

This nostalgic blast from the grooming past is also a working barbershop.

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

São Paulo's oldest magic shop has been hiding in plain sight for nearly four decades.

In an isolated field near a dilapidated barn stands this chilling portrayal of the plight of the Nuba peoples of Sudan.

A monument to the two U.S. officers killed by North Korean troops while trying to trim a poplar tree.

This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

Tiny artwork tucked within glass letterboxes form this hidden gem of an art gallery.

An off the grid woodland retreat that harkens back to days long forgotten.

The memorial gravesite of the young composer of China's national anthem.