Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

A fake block of cheese remembers a feat of dairy engineering from the Chicago World's Fair.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

The first "applecore" style lighthouse in Nova Scotia.

Outsider art meets hard scrabble mountain life in this woodcarver's home/art piece.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.

A modest stone circle in North Wales.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

"Iron Age" creatures fill this huckster's rusted metal sculpture garden.

These spartan apartments are provided to clergymen visiting Vatican City.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

This disused VLF radio station is no longer in service but the surrounding town still bears its name.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

An abandoned munitions factory with a shot tower continues to wage war on the surrounding environment.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.