Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Dozens upon dozens of boulders engraved with scripture tell the story of one man's troubled life.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."

This whimsical home made entirely from clay is basically a giant piece of pottery.

Once-buried markers show England’s lowest land point keeps getting lower.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.

A little Lego easter egg is hidden underwater in the Boston Tea Party tableau at Miniland.

The highest lighthouse in Scotland shines from an abandoned island.

The largest of only eight working transporter bridges left in the world.

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

After being lost for decades, this striking mural depicting the atomic bomb covers the wall of a busy Tokyo metro station.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.