Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

See the motorcycles that launched the stuntman to fame and the gear that saved his life.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

The mysterious 855-foot zigzagging stone wall has been baffling people for centuries.

More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.

A fossil of a 30 million-year-old fish is unexpectedly hidden thousands of feet above sea level.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

This commanding mausoleum holds the remains of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

A dreamy mausoleum honors Persia's most famous poet.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

Take a hidden path to the mouth of the cave to watch millions of bats swarm at sunset.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

A memorial to the British politician who spearheaded the National Health Service.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

A former atom smasher turned into an art gallery.

A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.