Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

This life-sized effigy commemorates the dedicated abolitionist and social reformer.

This triumphal arch is the only fully standing structure that remains from Roman-era Oea.

Artwork celebrates the local culture in the region around the world’s youngest volcano.

This comprehensive collection features Native American artifacts dating back centuries.

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

This highly decorated dam is one of Guanajuato's most unexpectedly beautiful public works.

A Viking man's tribute to his brother stands in Gävle's oldest church.

This octagonal cottage is the smallest and the oldest council house in the United Kingdom.

The colorful array of art leads to a small Aztec pyramid.

The most important and best preserved remnant of West Africa's powerful Songhai Empire.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Remnants of the Nazis' occupation of Denmark linger along the sand.

This giant sculpture is both loved and disliked by the local community.

This tiny stone in a children's park is what remains of an ancient, once-worshipped object.

An old curiosity shop holds on to a centuries-old tradition of manually-distilled rose water.

This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.

Though Johnson is not actually buried here, an Atlanta-based band sponsored a headstone for him.

This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.

The world's first museum of its kind is packed with nostalgic relics of the past.

A free public golf course hides in plain sight in the heart of Scotland’s capital.

The defensive tower was built centuries ago to warn locals of Berber pirate attacks.

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.