Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

American bombs, morbid memorabilia, and graphic photographs tell the story of the CIA-led “Secret War” from the Pathet Lao perspective.

Contrary to what its name suggests, you won't find any bunnies here.

This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

Ten shipwreck-shaped chalets lie along the sand dunes on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

A student designed this 3D-printed scale replica of the entire university campus.

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

A secret climbing tree hides along the side of a Costa Rican road.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

The world's seventh-largest coral reef contains an incredible amount of biodiversity.

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

A concrete Picasso in the middle of a student housing complex on the outskirts of Stockholm.

This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.

The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.

Stockholm's last remaining paternoster elevator.

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.

This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

The largest of Denmark's seven mysterious round churches stands on an island in the Baltic Sea.