Places Edited by Nick Jackson

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

Small shop offering mail-order rare and exotic plants.

Haunting monument to the German Jewish philosopher who died while fleeing fascism.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

Celebrated example of Ottoman architecture that also served as a site for brutal massacres.

Annual street carnival celebrating Indonesian heritage.

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.

Small museum dedicated to one of the founding fathers of modern astronautics.

The Vermont grave of a 4,000-year-old mummy prince.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.

Memorial to one of the most fatal fires in both circus and U.S. history.

Largest institutional collection of tomb figures from Western Mexico in the United States.

Murder scene memorialized in perpetuity by grisly obelisk.

England's "pier at the end of the universe" unites astronomy and contemporary architecture.

Renowned restaurant tucked in a cave once occupied by buccaneers.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

First point in the Struve Geodetic Arc, a 19th century undertaking to measure the Earth's size and shape.

Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.

A warm desert spring holds one of the rarest species on earth.

With over 5,000 champions, the Hall of Fame continues to draw amateur eaters.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.