Places aRedLetterLife Wants to Go

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.

One of the few surviving examples of Victorian-era public toilets now houses a small homestay.

This remote sandstone cliff has one of the richest collections of Livonian petroglyph marks.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

Legend has it this spring formed at the spot where a medieval Swedish king was killed.

Legend says this demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral was one of Satan's minions.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

Walking through this narrow gorge will make you feel like you've fallen into a fairytale landscape.

Fragments of human bones are embedded in the walls of this quaint alley.

Archaeologists are still unraveling the secrets of the brutal massacre that wiped out this ancient fort.

A quirky collection of old chairs fills a random vacant lot in suburban Texas.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

A man has revenged his true love's betrayal through tears and stone genitalia.

These nearly 500-year-old scenes are largely faded by the ravages of time, yet still maintain their power to horrify.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.