Places EndorasList Wants to Go

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.

The mosaic floor of a 4th-century synagogue features a pagan zodiac wheel alongside traditional images of a Torah ark and menorahs.

The southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world has whale bones standing in its yard.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

A 12,000-year-old bog boasting rare plants and fauna.

This exhibit is one of the largest and most well-preserved collections of Jurassic-era trackways in the United States.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

This wooly sculpture supposedly marks the birthplace of a famous nursery rhyme, or not.

This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.

A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.

A remnant of the 19th-century dream to discourage people from drinking booze by offering them water.

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.