Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

This odd museum/art gallery embraces the physiological, zoological, and ethnographic side of sex.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

During WWII the U.S. Navy conducted primitive drone strikes on this Lake Michigan lighthouse.

This nine-story building is the oldest standing skyscraper in D.C.

A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.

Now nearly abandoned, Kaskaskia was once the capital of Illinois and one of the most important towns on the upper Mississippi.

The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

A portal into the bricked up canal that runs through the heart of Washington D.C.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

What started as a tongue-in-cheek shrine is now a full-blown museum celebrating "The Hoff" and his longtime love affair with Berlin.

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.

A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.