Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

A historic train ride from California to Mexico.

The evocative ruins of a medieval village.

A local train station entrance hall doubles as a sanctuary for barn swallows.

A former travertine mine traces the geological history of this unique desert filled with crystalline blue pools.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

Once home to the largest photo service in the United States.

The final resting place for many Japanese divers who tragically lost their lives in the Australian pearling industry.

A converted hangar displays dozens of helicopters, from a famous 1943 rescue chopper to several autogyros.

A solid steel plane designed to catch fire over and over again.

Absolutely no saxophones in the library.

This site pays tribute to the life of an iconic local dog.

A small monument on the outskirts of Prague, where one of the bloodiest conflicts in the country's history was decided.

This jagged colossus of a building is mostly held together by an enormous concrete exoskeleton.

This humble bench is considered the most beautiful in the world.

Nestled among the bamboos in a temple complex, this art installation serves as a unique memorial to insects.

The long-lost final resting place of an accused witch.

Paisley's oldest open green space contains a rather ostentatious fountain at its center.

What started as makeshift fishermen's housing has grown into a massive, floating community.

The oldest operating picture gardens in the world.

This scenic cable car ride glides 100 feet above Mexico City.

Known as the Casa de las Siete Chimeneas, this haunted 16th-century manor has a dark, mysterious past.

Guarding the city of Chiyoda is a bizarre insectile creature with a name no one can pronounce.

A mysterious, abandoned Chinese building in Mexico pays homage to the area's East Asian immigrants.