Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

The avant-garde design was able to bypass strict Soviet regulations on architecture.

The world's oldest grape-producing vine has survived four centuries of turmoil and even has its own anthem.

Stretching almost 2,000 feet, this painting is one of the longest pieces of Buddhist artwork in the world.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

A public display of prehistoric space rocks is named for the Namibian village where they were found.

England's only square-dimension hill horse was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's coronation.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.

An intriguing antique iron Ferris wheel that most locals are sure was designed by Gustave Eiffel.

The 19th-century vessel floats proudly on Lake Titicaca, but its journey from Britain to the Peruvian altiplano was far from smooth sailing.

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

A forgotten tribute to a South American hero hidden in a cluster of traffic islands.

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.