Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

Moss-covered sculptures fill this small Brazilian gorge.

A celebration of solstice followed by a fiery purging of evils.

This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.

The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

After his presidency, George Washington planned to live only a few blocks from the Capitol building.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.

A vast personal collection of World War II artifacts unearthed over many years by a father-son duo.

The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.

But did the famous feminist and abolitionist ever really say those iconic four words?

There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.

The many—66 to be exact—faces of the German forest.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

What appears to be an act of fruit vandalism is actually a cultural statement.

The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

These ornate manhole covers were used for a now-forgotten purpose.

This 3,800-year-old site contains markers used to study the movement of the sun and moon and create a lunar calendar.