Places daveschaaf Wants to Go

Underground attraction offering tours of the foundational ruins of a church nave that collapsed in 1674.

A uniquely preserved neo-Gothic church that is now home to a collection of art and woodcarvings.

The cutest way to stay safe in traffic.

An open-air sewer system that was covered piece-by-piece over 300 years.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Where royalty waits in the height of luxury.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

Belgium's national heroine turned spy sacrificed her life to combat German occupation.

This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.

A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.

A surviving concrete arrow from an early-20th-century airmail-navigation network overlooks a reservoir.

Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

This roadside stop between Goblin Valley and the Henry Mountains is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.

An improbable waterfall springs from an orange-white cliff face, tumbling into the headwaters of the Virgin River above Zion National Park.

Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.