Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

Some charming, but sadly, unloved animal statues call this park home.

Its walls are adorned with exquisite murals of the natural world, transforming it into an ecologist’s Sistine Chapel.

A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.

A mineral spring that became all the rage in 17th-century England.

Once a home for cows and hay, this barn has been transformed into an event cathedral.

An ancient glacial pothole waterfall in the heart of the Green Mountains.

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.

A monument to the “unrecognized dead” of the tragic 1876 train crash.

The observation point offers spectacular views of the ruins of an ancient Armenian capital.

Legend said this huge, gnarled tree sheltered the saint during a storm.

The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

An 11th-century medieval castle cascades over the town of Numão.

This exquisite example of early colonial architecture remains unfinished almost 500 years after construction began.

Concrete pillars provide a beautiful canvas for Quebec City's graffiti artists.

This solo operation offers the world's only whey wines in flavors such as chocolate-orange.

This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.

Cartoon clouds and nature-inspired murals have transformed the streets of Kuala Lumpur.

The sea urchin sculpture is an unusual commemoration of a New England town's seafaring history.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

The surviving remnants of a destroyed medieval church now stand in a public park.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

The corner walls of a primary school showcase a Mexican version of memento mori.

The ruins of Vancouver's abandoned heritage railway.