Places daratheodora Wants to Go

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."

Over 600 acres of idyllic open grassland honor Nebraska’s georgic storyteller.

The extensive relics of an ancient Roman and Phoenician fish processing plant hide in a town park.

Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.

This 50-foot-deep sinkhole created in the 14th century is home to rare plants and fungi.

Model aircraft soar over 360-degree views of the countryside at the start of England's oldest road.

After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.

This ancient statue of Dionysus lies unfinished and abandoned in one of Greece's oldest quarries.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

This steel frame is a skeletal mirage of a lost 16th-century stone building.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

These ruins of Francis Bacon's once-magnificent manor are hidden in the English countryside.

Legend has it that this large rock maze in Sweden was created as punishment by the daughter of a wealthy captain.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

This steel sculpture made from a recycled crane towers above a former shipyard.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

This unassuming Victorian cemetery is the final resting place of author Lewis Carroll.

Originally intended as a temporary installation, this sculpture is now a permanent part of a stunning Scottish beach.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.