Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

The English town of Mansfield likely got its name from this enigmatic breast-shaped mound rising abruptly from the earth.

A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”

A 30-foot stack of piano keys memorializes one of the greatest keys players in jazz history.

A Swedish town came up with an out-of-the-box way to eliminate the bloodthirsty insects.

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

In this pristine Ecuadorian hippie town, residents remain active well into their eighties and nineties.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

Nature's water park in the Wadi Bani Awf valley is full of pools flanked with cliffs and natural water slides.

A historic custom house with ties to George Washington is now a shrine to local nautical history.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

In the right conditions a wall of water up to five feet tall flows upstream against the current on the River Trent.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.