Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

An enormous Buddha peers through a gap in its ruined chamber.

The English bed-and-breakfast believed to have inspired Emily Brontë's novel "Wuthering Heights."

This ordinary street was made infamous by a legendary visit from the devil.

The world's largest underground iron ore mine.

This curiosity shop contains a museum filled with bizarre, unique objects.

Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.

These abandoned vessels are destined to be reclaimed by the forest.

This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

Incredible rock formations jut from the southern end of this spectacular stingray-viewing spot.

This strangely dressed taxidermy creature has a heartbreaking story.

This interactive museum highlights the history and philosophy of one of the world's most difficult sailing races.

This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.

These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

The remote resting place of a notorious Wild West outlaw whose death is shrouded in mystery.

A tiny chapel perched along a 14th-century bridge.

The wooden grave marker of a railroad worker who died in a freak whirlwind.

A university observatory dome painted to resemble the beloved 'Star Wars' droid.

Dozens of elegant ceramic tiles decorate these ancient walls, each displaying the Lord's Prayer in a different language.

One of Europe's oldest yew trees has lived more than 2,000 years.