Places glenswatman Wants to Go

A quaint medieval harbour where Benjamin Franklin landed in 1776.

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

A granite rock formation littered with various species of moss, lichen, and fern.

Medieval Danse Macabre Fresco in Northern Brittany.

Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.

Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

A long-buried ancient ruin unearthed right in the middle of the city.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

One of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China spent years overgrown and forgotten.

This rare wildlife haven in Singapore feels like you're in the tropical rainforest.

Terrapins of all colors and shapes are quick to bring fascination (and possibly long life) at this museum.

The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.