Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

These stairs were built to accommodate royals mounted on elephants.

A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.

Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.

These jeweled relics have a scandalous and contested past.

A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.

An eerie maze of industrial factories looks like something out of a dystopian sci-fi.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

A tower built by an emperor for an antelope.

A strange, heartwarming, decades-old declaration of love on a New Hampshire roadside.

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

The haunting remains of a failed housing development can still be found behind the big box stores that were to anchor them.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.

Fulham F.C. imploded once everyone excised its giant, hated tribute to the King of Pop.

A replica of the Statue of Liberty watches over the tomb of 72 Chinese revolutionaries.

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.