Places Added by Allison Meier

The sculptural remains of the last home of a legendary Dada artist.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

Stone shrouds of Prince Liu Sheng and Princess Dou Wan of the Han Dynasty, created to preserve their flesh for eternity.

Former estate of Lenin, now home to his death mask.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

Home of the world's largest crocodile.

Avenue of trees planted by cosmonauts before their space departures.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

A well-preserved 2nd century fort where moles are the archaeologists.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

Abandoned ship reimagined as a street art canvas.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

Museum on earth sciences featuring a recreation of a famous curiosity cabinet.

The permanent home of Elektro, the celebrity automaton of the 1939 World's Fair.

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.