Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

One of the highest Roman forts in Britain is set amid dramatic scenery on a notoriously difficult road.

This old Victorian bathhouse is fed by an ancient spring.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

This eerie abandoned building with a dark history is said to be one of the most haunted places in the Philippines.

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

The United States' oldest Episcopal church still in active use.

A pyramid commemorates the birthplace of James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States

A beautiful riverside mansion where the intellectual life of early-20th-century Argentina flourished.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

A pocket of serenity in hectic Buenos Aires, complete with a peaceful courtyard and massive library.

An iconic photograph from the Spanish Civil War saved this shrapnel-scarred historic house from destruction.

This memorial to the Mercury Seven astronaut stands at the site of his former elementary school.

Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.

An exquisite example of Uyghur Islamic architecture.

These crevices cut into the mountains collect the island’s main source of precious freshwater.

One of Yemen’s oldest and most beautiful mosques was named for the incredible, historical queen buried inside it.

This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.

This former hub for crafty philosophers was founded by a writer who died aboard the infamous RMS Lusitania.

The house of a former Argentinian president stands protected within a large glass case.

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.