Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

Every July, men dressed as giant crows dance around a scarecrow who comes to life.

All that remains of the medieval palace of the famous "Black Prince."

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

A dollhouse full of taxidermy rodents, each one handcrafted and given a sordid past.

This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.

The collapse of the brand-new dam caused one of the worst floods in British history.

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.

An enigmatic mural hiding in plain sight in one of São Paulo's busiest metro stations.

It's known as the "Full Monty school" thanks to its role in the beloved British comedy film.

Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.

This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.

A catapult rock from Gotland’s 13th-century civil war is still lodged in Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval city wall.

Pettah's beautiful floating market was once a stinky canal in a sketchy industrial area.

This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.

A plaque claims this artwork outside a children's hospital was used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.

This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.

The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.

This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.