Places Edited by Jonathan Carey

Contrary to its heavenly name, this tranquil oasis has a dark and tragic history buried with it (quite literally).

A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.

The half-finished remains of what would have been Scotland’s biggest piece of landscape art.

One of the remaining markers of an era when Brooklyn and Flatbush were separate cities.

For nearly 50 years this airplane that crashed during World War II remained missing in the remote Australian backcountry.

This massive Roman Catholic rosary is composed entirely of wood.

This wildlife trust is dedicated to orphaned elephant rescue and conservation.

These formal gardens were designed to be admired from the vantage point of the castle.

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

This bridge later moonlighted as a local jail.

The world's narrowest strait is often mistaken for a canal.

The Wright Tavern is possibly the most important building in Concord Massachusetts to the American Revolution.

The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.

The building that once housed the dictator's secret police is now a museum that documents the history of an oppressive regime and those who fought against it.

This statue standing near Sweden's southernmost point was based on the grandmother of a modern movie star.

This large artificial waterfall in Washington state was merely an incidental byproduct of a technological megaproject.

A century-old church is now a space museum with a treasure trove of Soviet space items.

This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.

A memorial to the acting bear whose escape caused a sensation on the Outer Hebrides.

This haunting sculpture stands as a memorial to the torture victims of the Brazilian military dictatorship.

The only ancient site that remains on the south bank of the sacred Ilissos river.

A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.