Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

This ancient gaming tool was unearthed during the construction of this former town's central square.

A historical observatory still in use by modern astronomers.

This former ghost town high in the mountains of northern Mexico is now a pilgrimage site.

This backcountry hut was home to an asbestos miner and his wife for 40 years.

This site is dedicated to a candidate for sainthood and contains personal items including his cilice and lead coffin.

This historic pink parlor keeps Phoenicians cool with homemade, retro ice creams.

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.

Two minuscule windows are tucked inside this medieval building.

Remarkable medieval wall paintings decorate this 12th-century, dog-friendly church.

A neighborhood grocery store established a local civil rights leader.

A collection of old shoes in the middle of nowhere.

Made to improve road safety, these policemen-like figurines in Miyakojima island have earned an enthusiastic fanbase.

Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Remnants from a time before electricity.

A tribute to a hometown hero and surfing legend.

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

Artifacts from a battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor displayed in the Capitol building of its namesake.

Enthusiasts of the mid-20th century magician and comedian erected this statue in the small Welsh town in which he was born, even though the comedian only lived there for three years.

A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.

A pair of stone circles positioned on the bank of the River Esk.

A former limestone quarry has found a new life as a flourishing community garden.

The ruins of a military fortification sit atop this mountain.

The history of Greece is illustrated through banknotes.

In use from 1742 to 1910, only flat headstones were allowed in this cemetery.