Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.

Swarms of dainty flying insects swarm into the Petaloudes Valley to get busy.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

Founded in 670, this ancient mosque is an architectural time portal.

The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.

A humble homemade ride attracts visitors from around the globe to this small Midwestern town.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.

The unique ecosystem atop an Australian mountain is home to some colorful inhabitants.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."

One of the last taxidermists in New York City.

Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.