Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

One of the oldest surviving lock houses on the Ohio River.

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

Perched above the bustling town of Kerak is a sprawling, ruinous castle that has witnessed nearly a millennia of Levantine history.

The oldest tavern in Lowell has dedicated fans of its fan.

Renowned mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss once worked at this observatory.

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

Thousand-year-old trees tower within one of the world's only inland temperate rainforests.

This roadside monument commemorates the huge weapon built by an Ethiopian emperor's hostages.

This small town's local tradition is to create the world's tallest ice pillar.

John Hendrix predicted the creation of the "Secret City" built as part of the Manhattan Project.

Gravity seems to fail at this intriguing Swedish attraction.

A curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.

The last standing puppet theater on Long Island.

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.

A carved bench marks the Scottish cave that inspired the classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."

Unknown to many, this is where items not displayed in a Dutch history of science museum are held.

The enormous isokinetic structure hangs within a science center in Estonia.

Dubbed the "smallest church in America," this tiny sanctuary was a local grocer's dream come true.

Twice a year, this Orkney town hosts a rowdy game of medieval mob football.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.