Places Edited by pauldbentz

Images chiseled into the basalt here date back an estimated 300 years.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

An abandoned town centered around a paper mill powered by a large waterfall.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.