Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.

This lonely metal cross may hint at the true location of a medieval showdown between Christian and Pagan kingdoms.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.

The tennis legend used this racket while breaking the race barrier and becoming the first Black man to win the US Open.

This Cold War missile launch site has been abandoned for 40 years.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

Topeka has its own great wall, and it's covered in colorful images from the city's history.

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.

A New Zealand rubbish dump named after British comedian John Cleese.

The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.

Built in 1931, this small passageway is believed to be the first modern skyway.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

See wolves, coyotes, and arctic foxes in a natural environment smack in the middle of New York State.

The skeletal remains of the famous hominid "Lucy" were found at this spot.

The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.