Places ERuler39 Wants to Go

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

One of the best-preserved early 20th-century ore-processing mills in Nevada is maintained in a state of arrested decay.

This underground cave located in the most barren reaches of Idaho is filled with ice year-round.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

Initially meant to immortalize the valor of the colonizer, this monument is now a symbol of Mauritanian resistance.

The highest concentration of petroglyph sites in Gold Butte National Monument, plus an improbable early 20th-century dam.

The magic of Spanish aviation housed under one roof.

Known as the "Traitor's Gate."

This 18th-century complex has served as a mosque, mausoleum, and one of the largest caravanserais in India.

In the palace with a thousand doors, not all of them are guaranteed to lead you somewhere new.

Dedicated to the man who saved hundreds of children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

The monastery survived the Communist revolution in Mongolia as a religious museum.

The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.

A historic hydroelectric power plant serves as the unusual backdrop for a public park.

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

This ancient well once held a top-secret royal meeting chamber.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

One of the oldest bank museums in Europe showcases unusual currencies of the world and other money-related miscellanea.

The site where the Spanish first landed in Mexico was once a thriving Mesoamerican city.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

The woman who helped save 15th-century France was born in this humble home.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

Located near the U.S.-Mexico border, this park remembers the famous raid of General Francisco “Pancho” Villa and his soldiers.