Places 1000Miles Wants to Go

A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.

The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.

How did this lovely seaside English village come by such an unusual name?

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Sweden's oldest street has not changed for nearly a millennium.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

A trio of keyhole-shaped burial mounds restored to their ancient glory.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?

A New Hampshire grave with a grudge.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.