Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

This historic Jewish cemetery sits right in the heart of a Detroit car factory.

This underground church is topped with a 500-foot cross that is seen by many as a beacon of fascist hubris.

This statue of an obscure comic strip hero stands as a tribute to patriotic service and a cautionary tale about embracing fads.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.

Like something out of a pulp adventure, this abandoned plane wreck is slowly being retaken by the Caribbean jungle.

Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

An eccentric artist's abode in this small Italian town has been transformed into a surreal temple of mosaic madness.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

A floating McDonald's built for Expo '86 is now a derelict relic on Burrard Inlet.

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

The oldest Methodist church in the United States has been spreading the good news for over two centuries.