Places bryanwoerner Wants to Go

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

Hidden in the forest atop a long, winding driveway is this stately home.

This tomb's name derives from a famous painting of a white horse found inside.

This large boulder was used as a lookout point by Revolutionary War militiamen.

A unique museum where guests can rent and operate a locomotive.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.

This Dalecarlian horse is about the size of a pinhead.

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.

The fastest way to send a message before electricity was invented.

This historic textile mill has been repurposed as a shopping outlet, which houses a textile museum that celebrates its industrial past.

The forgotten remnants of a land-to-sea cable car that was once unique in the world.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.

An opulent testament to the boom-and-bust history of industry in north central Indiana.

This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’ immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.

Enter the deli, walk until you hit the taxidermy, then order some hot, homey guisado.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.