Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

The first privately owned air raid shelter in Britain, built after a horrifying night of Zeppelin bombings.

This Louisiana folk art gallery is a gnarled collection of driftwood homonculi.

This bar and museum are devoted to the controversial comic book work of Kája Saudek.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.

This UFO landing strip was created by a charitable Wyoming city that was worried about residents of Jupiter.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.

This drowning bronze monument marks the spot where one of Australia's great engineers died by suicide.

A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.

A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.

This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.

The southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world has whale bones standing in its yard.

A sparkling sandstone cliffside that's worth a visit while it still exists.

This Peruvian bone silo lined with hanging human skeletons and hundreds of skulls is topped with a remarkable Michelangelo replica.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

Oliver Cromwell once seized the land under this house, which included the ruins of a medieval abbey that the owner used to build his stately home.

A few stone foundations and an old graveyard are all that is left of this once thriving settlement in the wilds of Connecticut.

The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.