Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

A floating museum that was sunk by a flood and left to rot in the tides.

This is one really big nut.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

A youth-centric science center hides an industrial triumph.

A forest wonderland caused by Burlington, Vermont's aggressive southwestern winds.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

A studio devoted to keeping hundreds of unique Chinese arts alive.

When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.

Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.

A crypt believed by many Congolese to be a center of black magic.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

Victoriana on Orange Grove Avenue.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

The site of the house Jack Parsons made famous both in life and death.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

Mid-Century Modern Meets Millionaire’s Row.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.