Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

Seven people are buried in the middle of what's now a movie theater parking lot.

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

Hundreds of numbered stakes hidden in the woods mark the graves of the lost souls of a nearby asylum.

The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.

A tiny basalt mountain with an observation tower overlooking the beautiful Bavarian countryside.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

A nondescript dirt lot hides an intriguing center of shamanic healing.

An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

A steampunk airship "floats" above Hamilton Gardens delivering plants and compost.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.

Long tunnels run under the ancient chariot racing circuit to the tower.

This beacon for pre-radar pilots once guided Charles Lindbergh to a safe touchdown in Tulsa.

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

The remains of the wrecked steam trawler can be found on the beach at low tide.

Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

This magical space partly designed by Antoni Gaudi is one of the best examples of romantic gardening in the Mediterranean.

Soviet intelligence had a keen interest in the Cold War linguistic school at this old Scottish airfield.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.