Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

This Quebec estate is home to the elaborate gardens of a self-taught horticulturist.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.

A giant bisected onion dome remembers the Iraqis who died in the Iran-Iraq War.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

HFH's slum simulation is either a noble recreation of poverty or a cringeworthy attempt at same.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

This mountain tram provides stunning views while hanging from a single, steel thread.

This Ukraine alleyway has become its own little island of forgotten things.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.