Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

The shell of a medieval fortress offers commanding views of the area it once protected.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.

Remains of a historic fountain that was mysteriously lost in the demolition of a D.C. traffic circle.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

This splendid tomb may look fantastic, but there's nothing in it...

This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.

England's foremost purveyor of funeral furniture hasn't changed a bit since the 1960s.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

A monument stands to the famous suffragist who penned the declaration for women's equal rights, including the right to vote.

The nation's second-ever First Lady urged the founding fathers to "remember the ladies."

An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.