Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.

The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.

Marigolds, rosemary, Madonna lilies, and the Virgin’s Bower decorate this Massachusetts sacred garden.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.

A massive cross stands as the sole resident of this water-locked Crimean crag.

Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.

For over 40 years, this quaint little house has teetered on a rock in the middle of a river.

Calcium-rich water has turned the water and rocks of these Philippines falls slightly green.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

A Zoroastrian funerary tower where excarnation rituals are carried out is threatened by the area's dwindling vulture population.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

Somewhere between an art studio and a print shop, this artists storefront is a house of worship devoted to type.

The Underground Railroad passed right through this historic Brooklyn Heights church.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

After 11 years of reconstruction work, Slovakia's finest hilltop chapel complex is finally reopen to the public.