Places bryanwoerner Wants to Go

This railroad track was so secretive that it was omitted from all maps.

This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

Ancient, mysterious stone altars are hidden among wild woods in central Italy.

How did this lovely seaside English village come by such an unusual name?

This mysterious ancient arch is hidden in the forest of Simbruini Mountains Regional Park.

This hotel is an amazing example of the Escuela Tapatía de Arquitectura movement.

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

These stones mark 200 years of friendship between Britain and France following the Napoleonic Wars.

Inside the dome of this gigantic, Saturn-shaped building is one of the largest planetariums in Asia.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

Once the grandest synagogue in medieval Spain, it now stands as a memorial of the 15th-century Jewish exile.

An Iron Age hillfort rooted in Arthurian legend was made famous by musician Peter Gabriel.