Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

At this exhibit on the world of poison, venomous animals steal the show.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

Acres of salt crystal pyramids dry in the sun along Thailand's "salt road."

A blunder resulted in these charming stone-lined streams becoming the target of a Nazi bombing.

The remains of the concrete ship can be seen during low tide.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

A modern, secular take on a traditional Virgin Mary motif.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

The famous 102-year-old circus elephant was struck and killed by lightning.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

Portland had a unique approach to Cold War-era protections.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

An art gallery, studio, and shop that celebrates death.

Some of England's last cave dwellers lived and worked within this huge cave.

“It has nae lugs!”

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

A memorial to an ill-fated Holy Land mission once described by Mark Twain as “a complete fiasco.”

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.