Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

An obelisk marks the spot where a British explorer's heart was buried before the rest of his body was transported to England.

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.

The historic site where Queen Elizabeth I once gave a searing speech.

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.

Now abandoned, this stone church was part of the missionary efforts that initiated the Christianization of Zambia.

A small plaque highlights the damage caused by German air raids during World War II.

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.

Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.

A historic cave in Scotland once served as a hiding place for a famous Covenanter.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

Located near Cairo's El Korba district, the abandoned mansion continues to inspire mystery and rumor throughout the city.

Instead of numerals, the unusual clock face spells out a memorial to a lost loved one.

This village was once a thriving Soviet uranium mining center, but is now semi-abandoned and desolate.

One of the last few period-correct, hand-operated canal locks in the country.

A mesmerizing sculpture marks the site where the activist was arrested after evading capture for 17 months.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

An enormous overgrown greenhouse teeming with graffiti and wildlife.

Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.

The artwork commemorates the many ways 20th-century people perished while on the clock.