Places Added by Allison Meier

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

The world's tallest slum.

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.

An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.

A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

An abandoned Soviet-era park that, when viewed from the air, looks like a pentagram.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

An unconventional space for art and science housed in a massive old warehouse.

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

Taxidermy of a famous hippo who spent three years walking over a thousand miles across South Africa.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.