Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

This boulder with a 200-word legal dedication to God has remained hidden in the woods for over 150 years.

Historical etchings such as “Miserable, wild, distracted 1350" and “The Archdeacon is an ass.”

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.

Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.

The humble field where the first Major League Baseball game was played.

A collection of pianos and more guaranteed to delight anyone interested in music history.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

The jaw of one of humankind's earliest ancestors on display at an overlooked geology museum.

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.

Home to part of the world’s largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

It took an artist 20 years to create this sprawling sculpture garden honoring the area's ancient inhabitants.

Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.

The lengthy skeleton of one of the tallest Spaniards of all time is on display in Madrid.

Joe Cocker's 1988 concert at this site in East Germany marked a changing sea tide that would eventually lead to reunification.

This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.

The smallest Mexican land grant in California was given, and then taken from, a 19th-century teacher and nurse.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.

A sculpture outside London's oldest cathedral honors the Mohegan chief who died while petitioning the king.