Places bryanwoerner Wants to Go

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

A 300-foot-long Cold War submarine floats in a Chilean River as a maritime museum.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

This grisly headstone doesn’t seem to be resting in peace.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

A distinctive former power plant turned university lecture hall looks like it could make you breakfast.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

Stretching almost 2,000 feet, this painting is one of the longest pieces of Buddhist artwork in the world.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

An old church full of restored Catholic statues is a makeup artist's labor of love.

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

The elevator hidden in a smokestack on Roosevelt's yacht now serves as a monument to the former president.

A promising candidate for the lost rock laid by George Washington was unearthed, but the hunt is still on.

A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.