Places Calmmseas Wants to Go

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.