Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

Tucked away on an empty wooded lot in suburban Oklahoma City lie the remnants of an abandoned circus camp.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

What killed this humpback whale is a mystery, but its remains have become legendary.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.

This sprawling, formerly elite sporting complex in Amman, Jordan has become a local picnic spot.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

This seaworthy collection was sparked by one man's passion for sailing.

Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.

Could this grave be the true resting place of legendary gunfighter "Doc" Holliday? Unclear.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

Visit this church that's shaped like a giant glass pump either to cater to women or to reference a tragic local tale. Or both.

This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.

A small literary museum remembers the life and works of the author of The Thirty-Nine Steps.

Unusual house, in an unusual neighborhood, home to some very unusual peanuts.