Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

On the outskirts of San Antonio, a small bridge is said to be the home of a mysterious local legend known as the "Donkey Lady."

A former elementary school houses one man's extensive collection of art, artifacts, and taxidermy.

An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.

The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.

This unique bridge is one of the last of its kind in Sweden.

The local community brought back this land to transform it into a nature preserve.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

An art installation composed of items left behind by beachgoers.

Beautiful scenery provides the backdrop for an abandoned coastguard facility.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

The world's largest collection of Don Quixote-inspired art.

A mixture of strange symbols, ciphers, words and cryptograms carved in 1876 remain unsolved to this day.

During the 17th-century, orphaned infants were placed in this barrel to be cared for by the hospital.

A series of mosaics in Mexico City's Historic Center celebrate the Basque Country's "eighth province"—its diaspora.

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.

Named after a 6th-century saint, who was also a scholar.

Around 9,000 ties call this museum home.

Dedicated to one of the nation's worst engineering disasters.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

Members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs still net migrating salmon in the traditional way at this cataract on the Deschutes River.

This library is a reader's paradise and a plant lover's dream.

One of the most photographed locations in the entire city.

On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.

Wooden pathways run through this rocky landscape, which legend says was created when a dwarven king pulled down his own castle to stop raiding giants.