Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

This schoolhouse for Black American children is one of the oldest remaining in southeastern Ohio.

A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

It's rumored this unique Baltic beacon was designed by Gustave Eiffel himself.

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

Get past the gatekeeper's apartment and enter an elaborate hoax of a restaurant with a Masonic feel.

This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.

A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.

This remote sandstone cliff has one of the richest collections of Livonian petroglyph marks.

Ancient traditions and surreal birdwatching come into sharp relief along one of the world's most polluted rivers.

See how paper is made the old-fashioned way.

This abandoned viewing platform has become a monument to unnecessary government spending.

One of the few surviving examples of Victorian-era public toilets now houses a small homestay.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.

What looks like a birch tree smushed between two pieces of glass often confounds commuters.

This memorial to local World War II heroes is slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

A storybook church made from a mesmerizing medley of multi-colored stones.

A magnificent place to see authentic paleolithic cave paintings that are an astounding 33,000 years old.