Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Designed to honor the birthplace of Buddha.

Leaning shelves and books galore, this location is a book lover's utopia.

A collection of sculptures and trails that appear to change with the seasons.

This windmill was used for well over a century.

King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.

A potpourri of rocks, fossils, and crystals is rounded out by a dinosaur garden and a 15-foot great white shark.

This stone spire holds a unique place in the region's history.

The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.

A devasting 2020 fire left this historic seminary in ruins.

A tribute to those that perished during the American Revolution.

The ruins of a small church belonging to a powerful Scottish family still hold the remains of its patriarch.

A replica of a 17th-century map of the stars stands in the courtyard of a Belgian university.

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

A tribute to the man who helped develop Pune.

Count the statues to gain insight into your future from Buddhist disciples.

Little-known artist couple chose a former silk factory as the location for a museum dedicated to their work and other avant-garde art.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.

A vintage fire engine is hidden inside this World War I-era water tower.

A reconstructed World War I-era communications array that was once hidden in plain sight.

Dedicated to the god Dionysus, this theatre was used for both musical and theatrical performances.

This massive piece of aviation history calls this residential neighborhood home.

Every drop of water in this 27-mile long reservoir was pumped up from the Columbia River using power from Grand Coulee Dam.