Places ERuler39 Wants to Go

The oldest vestiges of Madrid found here, have been incorporated into this new museum.

A Spanish Colonial fort now houses an archeology museum.

A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.

One of the best collections of Byzantine art housed in a magnificent, 19th-century neoclassical home.

See a full-scale whale skeleton and experience the captivating culture of Alaska’s Native people at this heritage center in east Anchorage.

Tour a Cold War-era U.S. military missile launch site in Anchorage.

America's first wax museum opened in 1948.

Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

Memorial to the victims of the Holocaust in Serbia.

Nestled at the southern end of the Bay of Vlore in Albania resides ruins that contain Illyrian, Greek, and Roman influences.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

The remains of a prehistoric settlement with a museum showcasing fascinating archaeological finds next to modern artworks.

The Reagan Peace Garden at Eureka College features a chunk of the Berlin Wall.

The largest and best preserved necropolis in the Western Mediterranean.

This lakeside bunker complex in Mamerki, Poland, housed the Supreme Military Command of Nazi Germany during World War II.

Perhaps the only one of its kind, the nearly-forgotten site once held mortal (and rigged) gladiatorial games between tigers and imperial war elephants.

How a bat poo mine became a major Native American archaeological site—and connections to legendary red-haired giants.

A cenote filled with Colonial era artifacts whose waters cannot be accessed.

Local folklore claims that this wall was not built for defense, but to provide labor during a time of famine.

Unique collection containing a wide and curious range of contraceptive items.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

Mosques carved from coral and dozens of well-preserved stone structures fill this 500-year-old Swahili trading center.

A converted hangar displays dozens of helicopters, from a famous 1943 rescue chopper to several autogyros.