Places aRedLetterLife Wants to Go

The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.

A scenic canyon with thick forests and historic ruins.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

A former Nazi lookout tower with a magnificent view of the Rhineland.

The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.

The only substantial part of Nazi Germany's formidable defensive line through Northern Italy that survives today, largely intact.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

A spitting ode to a German serial killer.

A bronze tribute to the wildly popular video game from the '90s.

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

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

The ruins of a megalithic monument sit right in the garden of a luxurious Maltese resort.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.

The ruins of a medieval castle linked to the murderous French lord that inspired the famous legend of Bluebeard.

These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.