Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.

At this Wisconsin museum there are real ducks, fake ducks, duck calls and a Duck Blind.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

A massive fallen water tank bombed by the Tamil Tigers in the final stages of the long Sri Lankan Civil War.

Part of a worldwide art project, this mysterious semicircle of concrete shapes holds the pieces of a larger story.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

The ruined remains of the airport Claus von Stauffenberg departed in his failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

This burial pyramid in central Ireland is thousands of miles and thousands of years away from its Egyptian inspiration.

A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.

This 17th-century mausoleum is topped with an acoustic marvel.

A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.

This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.

This 15th century pub is one of only two pubs in England situated on consecrated ground.

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.