Places Clur Wants to Go

The oldest house in Washington, D.C. wasn't originally constructed in the nation's capital.

This mushroom-shaped rock has frustrated and fascinated locals for centuries.

A larger than life statue of a steelworker keeps watch over a closed steel mill.

This small museum located under the famous cube houses, is home to some 30,000 chess pieces.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.

These natural stone bridges are the largest on the European continent.

This stately Victorian-era burial ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean is home to the graves of some of British Columbia's most famous figures.

An equine tribute in a charming Southern city that calls itself "The Horse Capital of the World."

Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

Dedicated to the history of mining and minting in a region rich in silver and radium.

The Hungarian linguistics expert who wrote the first Tibetan–English dictionary was laid to rest in a remote Indian cemetery.

A pair of mysterious, unusually polished cave temples with an ancient gold legend.

A garden full of metal sculptures that celebrate the double bass.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

A solemn, monumental, kitschy palace of worship honoring victory in the Great Patriotic War.

The pristine waters crossing this forest form a hidden waterfall among the dense vegetation.

The remains of this medieval Roman road and lookout towers dot the rugged coastline of southern Lazio.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

This was once the largest city in Kazakhstan, and a major stop on the Silk Road.

The ruins of an ancient fortification wall sit in front of and underneath this boutique hotel.

During the Soviet era, the medieval capital of Volga Bulgaria served as a substitute for Mecca.