Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

A model home in the Medical Examiner's Office in which grisly death scenes are staged to train forensic investigators.

This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.

Need a hardcopy of the 50-title Code of Federal Regulations? This is the place.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.

The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.

An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

It would be a crime to miss it.

The 320-year-old tree that greeted General Lafayette and rerouted an interstate highway.

These naturally balancing rocks were pictured on every Zimbabwean banknote, up to the 100 trillion-dollar note.

The likeness of the Baltimore music icon was unveiled in time for the anniversary of his Senate hearings on music censorship.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

Would you like a sleeper hold with that?

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.

Priceless space junk on display in front of a local Dairy Queen.

Hidden amid the tropical forest in the Caribbean Sea are the decaying ruins of the Cocaine King's luxurious island party home.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.