Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.

This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

A giant Jesus statue watches over the city of Saltillo from the top of a mountain.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.

Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

The most radioactive spot in New York City can also fix your muffler.

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.

"You can only scalp a customer once, but you can give him a haircut every two weeks"-Barber's Maxim.

The summer home and later final residence of acclaimed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

This record setting conveyor belt system can even be seen from space.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

A fortress built to pacify local uprising that had a stint as a Nazi concentration camp before becoming a five-star hotel.

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.