Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

The remains of the concrete ship can be seen during low tide.

This museum is dedicated to a Hollywood icon.

A modern, secular take on a traditional Virgin Mary motif.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

The childhood home of a Hollywood legend.

All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

In this African village, the walls of the chief's compound are painted with beautiful traditional designs.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

This huge work of functional public art replaced a landfill in New Jersey's Meadowlands.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

No one knows for sure why this town's dead refuse to rot.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

"The Donut" was built as part of an expensive, ill-fated engineering endeavor.

People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.