Places bluestorm1738 Wants to Go

Mining, a local filmmaker, and a philanthropist doctor all commemorated within a small space in suburban Edinburgh

Meant for a railway that was never built because of the Great Chicago Fire, these piers still stand nearly 150 years after they were installed.

A striking memorial to the 21 lives lost in an explosion at the Washington Arsenal

A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.

Limestone outcrop decorated with a large laser engraving of the Buddha.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

A taste of Egypt on the outskirts of Geelong.

An 18th-century viewpoint across the surrounding highlands.

A relic of the Cold War tucked away in the forested hills above Bratislava.

The former home of Thomson Francis Mason, the mayor of Alexandria from 1827-1830.

This small town was built around a marble quarry and named after one of the most famous sources of marble in the world.

This statue of a Red Army Soldier has been moved and changed several times since its creation.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

The headquarters of the Audubon Naturalist Society is a small slice of heaven for nature lovers.

The solitary grave of a schooner captain killed by lightning while serving biscuits.

This 13th century Orthodox monastery is built right into the Moldovan cliffside.

A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.

A space-age 1950s pavilion on a secluded path is full of Toronto history surprises.

Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.

The largest of its kind in Japan, this century-old wasabi farm is also known for its appearance in an Akira Kurosawa film.

A stunning blue-green lake located in the Terskey Alatau mountain range.

On October 26, 1963, a 12-kiloton nuclear device was detonated here in granite some 1,211 feet below the ground surface.

An uninhabited village that preserves and documents rural architecture and an endangered way of life.

The longest cutting on the M62 contains some surprises—though it's best to leave the motorway to appreciate them.