Places Eirik Gumeny Wants to Go

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.