Places AbsoluteNomad Wants to Go

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

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

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.

This charming English house was once the home of England's most famous poet.

These Roman ruins in England’s Lake District are 2,000 years old, but look pretty good for their age.

This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.

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

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

The most northern place on the mainland of Great Britain.

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

A boulder in the Churchyard of Down Cathedral marks the legendary burial place of "The Apostle of Ireland."

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.