Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

The wreckage still sits at the exact spot the plane crash-landed in 1945, carrying 1,000 pounds of explosives.

An artificial hill and apparent calendric structure built in the Early Middle Ages immortalizes a legendary Polish princess.

A 605-page Quran penned in the blood of a dictator is locked away in a mosque.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

In the hinterlands of Serbia's capital, a giant reflective mushroom houses an aeronautical history of the former Yugoslav republic.

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.

Graffiti covers the walls of a room where university students through the centuries have waited nervously to defend their theses.

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.

The first American axe throwing club.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

The NASA scientists behind Apollo 11 started out developing Nazi weapons at this abandoned German rocket factory.

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.

A couple's 60-year love of collecting is on display at this unique stove repair shop in Maine.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

The place to be if you love vintage Swedish cars.

An ancient temple to the Hindu god Shiva surrounded by jaw-dropping scenery.

The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.