Places Edited by Mark Casey

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

Seaside ruins of a settlement that date back to the first century B.C.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

This sprawling collection hides many charms.

Three legendary, living albino buffalo roaming their pastures for all to see.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

This church in Pittsburgh is home to the largest collection of religious relics in North America.

The water in this preserved area spawns vegetation that gives it a deep green color.

Empty since 1989, now falling into ruin.

This solitary gravestone is separated from the rest in Appleton, explaining why local legends continue to surround it.

Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

This Italian church is as beautiful as it is common, except for the real skulls decorating the many mannequins inside.

Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.