Places Artemesia Wants to Go

Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.

White llama terraces dazzle in Peru's "other Machu Picchu."

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

Ruins of the Crusaders' headquarters.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

A village on the east coast of England that has almost completely eroded into the North Sea.

One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

An unusual, funny and fantastic open air museum.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.