Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

In the middle of one of South America's most historic walled cities lies a bar with an enormous collection of Soviet memorabilia.

This magnificent 18th-century hall consists of a maze of nearly a thousand interconnected passages.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

Wander among hulking piles of rusted machinery left over from the Eritrean-Ethiopian War.

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.

Horsemen once used this tilting post during jousting practice.

This cliff-face port is considered a masterpiece of mining engineering.

A vast archive of cultural artifacts collected from numerous expeditions across Africa and Asia.

This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

This video store is a horror buff's dream.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

This peculiar Italian elevator runs both horizontally and vertically.

Finally reunited, the three effigies now stand in a museum courtyard.

This one-of-a-kind convent boasts a kaleidoscopic exterior of stars and double-headed eagles.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

Long before wi-fi, this public seat provided the wonder of being online while outdoors.

Greenland's first shopping mall also hosts the country's government.

The ruins of a defunct limestone quarry still haunt this Scottish promontory.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

This subterranean studio is filled with fascinating kinetic art.

This restored farmhouse is a time capsule of a 19th-century Colorado homestead.

A graveyard of old and rare planes that once were the glory of Persian aviation.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.