Places Edited by Kara Davis

The crumbling remains of Juneau's explosives storage site.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

WWI hospital ship lost in a cyclone turns up on the coast of Fraser Island, where she remains rusted and forgotten.

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.