Places bryanwoerner Wants to Go

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

This former power station is now a museum dedicated to the region's coal-producing history.

This National Natural Landmark is one of the best examples of a “mass wasting” in the world.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

This imprint of an old computer keyboard has a unique backstory.

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

An ornate "graveyard" for some of the country's forlorn building relics.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

Sweden's southernmost point is located in this charming fishing village.

This elaborate tunnel is the first structure composed of cast concrete in the United States.

Today's aerospace industry can be traced back to one man and his gliders.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

The home of 1.5 million wood letters for printing is still a functioning workshop.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

Constructed 20 years ago, this sculpture is slowly fading to the hands of time.

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.

The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.