Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

The simple log cabin of a famed loner and naturalist stands preserved as a symbol of the ultimate DIY lifestyle.

This natural history collection contains the bones of a circus elephant that seem to be chasing a whale skeleton.

This small shrine is dedicated to the designer of the first Russian fighter jet and his brother, who became Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

The smallest island in Manhattan is a manmade landfill dominated by a Buddhist peace arch.

Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

One of the oldest log cabins in America is one of the last of its kind this historic Swedish dwelling remains a piece of living history.

This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

This abandoned plantation was once witness to an eclipse that proved Einstein's theory of relativity.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.