Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.

This is Britain's one and only clock concealed in the pavement.

A fibreglass sculpture of a whale shark on the grounds of a petrol station.

The oldest philatelic museum in the United States.

The history of knife-making in this French city is explored through this museum.

Designed by the company that provided water to the entire community.

Three nine-foot-tall bathing beauties perched elegantly on life-rings welcome visitors to the Alki waterfront.

The propeller from the first steamship launched on Lake Tanganyika.

This ordinary-looking rock may have played an important role in a 16th-century Scottish battle.

Here lies a legend of three sisters, all in love with the same mariner.

This large replica wagon tells the story of the booming wool industry in this small Australian town.

A 19th-century Neoclassical building now housing a Hindu temple represents modern-day Glasgow at its most multicultural.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

Intact 125-year-old carpentry shop and Victorian house, along with cobblestone architecture structures.

This lighthouse sits within a glacial valley.

A massive observation tower that features gorgeous views and unique architecture.

These ruins saw a second life as a cemetery.

Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.

“The Place Where Food Grows Near the River” implements ancestral Indigenous agricultural techniques.

This cozy café is housed in a repurposed pharmacy originally built in 1927.

This multi-functional park is a marvel of civic engagement.

A uniquely preserved neo-Gothic church that is now home to a collection of art and woodcarvings.