Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.

French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.

One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

This rare example of Vancouver's Victorian past was the home of one of the city's first bookbinders.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

The world's first underwater farm is home to more than 700 plants.

The abandoned palace stands as a wounded but proud beacon of Afghan hope.

Centuries of biking history are nestled in the shadow of the birthplace of contemporary mountain biking.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.

This ever-changing arrangement of naked dolls even caught the attention of "The Walking Dead" crew.

The only one of New Hampshire's original 14 World War II watchtowers to survive in near-original condition.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

One of the world's largest tractors was built to replace camel caravans.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

A quiet patch of astroturf laid out between a building that seems to be splitting in half.

Life-size animals and furniture made entirely from cardboard fill this odd paper-themed restaurant.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

Dozens of vintage puppets are displayed in an unassuming hallway at the public library.

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.