Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Featuring one of the most complete and original collections of Presidential memorabilia, this is the site of the last front porch presidential campaigns.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

The shelves in the back of this thrift store are devoted to saving, not selling, retro tech.

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

This folly built to commemorate an aristocratic victory over Catholic rebellion plays tricks on the eye.

A portable, wooden replica (minus the hyphen) of Hamburg’s iconic crooked coffee shop.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

The remains of a deserted 1800s farming community can be found in Little River State Park.

What was once the largest NFL stadium.

Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

The bones of some 7,000 soldiers killed in the historic Battle of Solferino are stored here.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.