Places bryanwoerner Wants to Go

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

This hilltop ruin is of the hundreds of stone columns built in tribute to the first German chancellor.

A magnificent place to see authentic paleolithic cave paintings that are an astounding 33,000 years old.

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

Its exhibits are dedicated to educating the public about state terrorism in Mexico.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

A surprisingly detailed model of the world's most powerful radio telescope.

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

A gorgeous gilded tower houses what may be the world's largest collection of gin.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.

More than 3,200 cookie jars line the walls and shelves of this little shop and over 1,000 salt and pepper shakers

One of Europe's largest groups of dolmens remains largely off the typical tourist track.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.

Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

Jurassic theme park in the small town of Erlian.

This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.

This stone incorrectly marks the 35th parallel, causing some territorial kerfuffles.

Water-themed sculptures guard this unusually square structure.

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.