Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

The only museum in the Western Pennsylvania region that focuses on Asian art and Meissen porcelain.

In a forgotten Central Valley industrial park lies the busiest railroad junction in California.

Bodie's 20th-century rival was a paragon of respectability and calm—but the mines eventually ran dry.

Two larger-than-life Sean Henry sculptures blend in with the people of Colchester's high street.

This tiny church is one of England's smallest.

A small but very fascinating fountain in the center of Rome with four books and a deer carved.

A 4th-century Roman church complete with a hidden underground cave.

An abandoned lighthouse located on the cliffs of Barbados.

Believed to be the largest single-stemmed oak tree in England.

A replica of a Dutch windmill in honor of those who settled in the region from the Netherlands.

On the roof of the oldest department store in Tainan stands a Shinto shrine dating back to the 1930s.

A comprehensive look at the art of Joaquín Sorolla in his former home in Madrid.

This lesser-visited World Heritage site in Athens boasts an impressive ensemble of medieval gold mosaics.

This toothy tower topper commemorates a valuable shark that washed ashore nearby.

This simple wooden cross is said to mark the grave of an unknown sailor who washed ashore nearby.

A small rural town hides Indiana's tallest waterfall.

Nicknamed “The Mushroom,” this unique water tower has been featured in several iconic movie scenes.

An open-air collection of historical stones with engravings and inscriptions in Old Goa.

This neolithic stone was once used for ceremonial practices similar to its neighbor Stonehenge.

In Tulsa's Oil Capital historic district, even the bus station is "fauxback" Art Deco.

A bridge to rival those in nearby Venice but without the crowds.

A former church turned museum, complete with changing exhibitions.

A life-size replica of a Spitfire that sits in a quaint suburb.

This memorial park is also the original site of Queen Cleopatra’s Caesareum, whose pillars now stand in London and New York.