Places anatolejolly Wants to Go

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.

Six miles off the coast of Key West, a former military transport ship is now one of the largest artificial reefs in the world.

Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.

One of the best places to dig—some say on the planet—for six different types of chalcedony.

A museum of puppets and puppetry covering all Asian styles.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

What was meant as an innocent piece of art has earned a reputation as the "mansplaining sculpture."

A New Hampshire grave with a grudge.

This Canadian road's nickname stuck so hard the city had to keep it.

A wooden dock art installation on Chiloé Island taps into the island's indigenous mythology.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

These limestone cliffs are associated with the Greek myth of Prometheus.

This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

A Neolithic passage tomb said to have sheltered two legendary Irish lovers.