Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Small sculpted heads of prominent phrenologists mark the outside of their former headquarters.

This 19th-century heritage building once housed a department store that supplied British provisions in the city.

A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.

Once a crime hotspot, this refurbished underpass is now home to a bookstore and a mural celebrating the history of Manila.

The site of the Andover Witch Hunts, which ended with more witch accusations and arrests than Salem.

The burial site of a murdered bishop and his alleged killers.

Initially built for a Chinese princess and sultana, this well was used to secretly assassinate some 200 Portuguese colonizers.

This garden has existed for more than three centuries.

A spectrum of colors awaits visitors to one of Mexico's most gorgeous bodies of water.

A 19th-century mansion with a Gothic entrance in the center of Pune.

The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.

One of the oldest surviving bars in the United States, located at the site of the last skirmish of the American Revolution.

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

A very tiny church, bisected by a now-dead oak tree and marooned in the middle of a shopping center parking lot.

A preserved trolley track that was transformed into a museum of transportation.

The Spanish king's private bathroom embraced the idea of a porcelain throne.

Home to some of the last true noodle artisans in New York.

A honeycomb-like structure of interlocking shelves creates a beehive of books.

A unique, time-transcending work of art depicting the progress of trade in Singapore.

The final resting place of a baseball legend who was better known for his behavior off the field.

This airy five-floor library and museum houses thousands of books and rotating exhibits on Japanese monsters and anime.

The branches of this sprawling cedar tree are laden with wishes big and small.

A 1542-foot-long suspension bridge offers scenic mountain views.

This abandoned, spaceship-like building is home to a museum so unpopular that it has been put on hiatus for over two decades.