Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

The tombstone of the founder of the lost town of Ogletown is now stuck inside a traffic median.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

The mysterious canine hides atop a drain pipe on the back of the building, some say as a sneaky shoutout to Yale.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.

Someone left a Boeing 737 in a field in southern Bali.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

The elaborate crypt where Peruvian heroes of the War of the Pacific were laid to rest.

This peaceful Sikh gurudwara serves around 50,000 free meals every day within its gilded walls.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

Ancient rock-cut tomb? Definitely. That of a great Median king? Unlikely.

A boiling wellspring flowing with natural gas burns in a continual blaze.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

A monument to the conquistador became increasingly controversial in the very city that he founded.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

The centuries-old obelisk may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.