Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

The oldest operating steam locomotive in Canada runs along this heritage railway.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.

Colombia's biggest botanical garden contains plants from all across the country.

Fourteen sculptures showing the development of a fetus stand outside a hospital for women and children.

This Anglo-Saxon church is over 1300 years old and was constructed with stone robbed from a Roman fort.

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

A horse-drawn 1858 steam pumper fire engine encased in glass on the front lawn of a Michigan insurance company.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."

A tree planted by Marie Curie is treasured by the Radium institute that she set up.

The world's first crowdfunded skyscraper has not gone quite to plan.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

Dating back to the fourth century, it's the oldest Hindu temple still in use in the Kathmandu Valley.

Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.

A collection of weird and wonderful art fills a former houseplant nursery.

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.