Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."

Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.

Homestead Cemetery hold the remains of the United States' first known professional tattoo artists.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

The abandoned tower is the last remnant of Lusaka's first major power plant.

This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.

In this Balinese village, coconut shells containing placentas are hung from trees.

The world's tallest turtle riding the world's largest snowmobile.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

This fascinating cave is packed with prehistoric rock art and Stone Age tools.

France's third-largest necropolis offers a peaceful respite from a busy port city.

This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.

A series of caves within the gorge hold artifacts from the Stone Age.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

This abandoned lock-up was saved because of its connection to a local football team.

A tribute to the beloved, kind-hearted "homeless mayor" of Silver Spring.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

The charming collection celebrates a small Ohio village's Finnish roots.

The unusual stilted beacon is the town's only active lighthouse.

A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.

A memorial to American oil drillers who volunteered to travel secretly to England in 1943 and work in the U.K.'s only oil field.

An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.

A rare octagonal brick beacon on an isolated island in the Baltic.

This little-known colonial road helped determine the Zambia-Tanzania border.