Places cmstoelb Wants to Go

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

An art museum dedicated to the sculptor Barbara Hepworth, but it is by no means restricted to her work.

A free James Turrell artwork all to yourself

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

A Korean rock bassist's wild dream has become a reality at this completely insane boutique hotel.

The site of the fossilized remains of some of Earth’s earliest primitive, microbial life forms.

For many people the Hungarian Parliament building is a must-see stop on any visit to the capital but there is an equally stunning replica hidden in a basement.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

The Pamir Highway between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan takes a mere hour driving through a stretch of No Man’s Land.

The childhood home of the award-winning novelist and short story writer.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A monument to early air travel and an unhappy cat.

Tucked away in Seward Park is Seattle’s only old-growth forest.

This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.

The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

During World War II, the Nazis repurposed this beer cellar to store stolen artwork.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

Where Santa Claus held up a Texas bank and started a statewide manhunt.

The site of the notorious Great Train Robbery of £2.6 million, one of the biggest heists in English history.

A residential service road transformed into a menagerie of larger-than-life paintings of iconic Arctic wildlife.

A 19th-century California philanthropist is entombed beneath the telescope he funded.