Places Clur Wants to Go

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

For over 100 years, this Indiana town has had a tree growing out the top of the local courthouse.

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

An enigmatic modern marker left next to a historic Roman site.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

The celebrity luchadores of La Paz are tough ladies in traditional petticoats and braids.

This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.

The last remaining example of the boatmen's perches that once dotted the south bank of the Thames.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.

A five-story homage to tea times past.

This religious museum resides in a church crypt next to the founder's house.

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.

Part museum, part piece of Arthurian-inspired history, this stately hall attracts King Arthur fans from miles away.

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.

A large piece of modern art makes this roundabout the only one in the world with its own laser.

Rare and strange weather predictors, from mercury barometers to leech prognosticators.

A writer's tiny retreat built from salvaged shipwreck timbers.