Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

This unassuming home was once “grand central station” for the Underground Railroad.

Electronic inventions that resulted in products and systems we use every day are on display in this labor-of-love museum.

The ruins of a once massive plantation are now a private residence hidden in the Florida wilderness.

This lonely Lithuanian chapel looks more beautiful and haunting in decline than it ever did in life.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

The UFO capital of Australia is the outback’s answer to Roswell.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

This mysterious Lady Liberty stands at the entrance to a small Israeli village.

From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.

This Lady Liberty is the oldest replica of its kind outside the state of New York.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

This ancient city—home to nine civilizations—is soon to be buried under 200 feet of water.

A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.