Places Edited by Kerry Wolfe

This NASA test station is home to some of the world’s largest and most powerful space environment simulation facilities.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

An ornate aviary built during the Victorian trend of collecting exotic birds.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

A brick arch is all that remains of this Dutch fort, once a focal point for colonial power struggles in Guyana.

Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.

This exquisite, alienesque piece of Soviet architecture is being threatened by modern shopping malls.

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

This charming, medieval walled village is Spain's first "book town."