Stra, Italy
Villa Pisani Labirinto
A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Stra, Italy
A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.
Samsø Municipality, Denmark
The world's largest maze is a nature park with nearly 200 decision points.
Wanaka, New Zealand
New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.
Winchester, England
A rare labyrinth-style path carved into a historic hill.
Hökåsen-Badelunda, Sweden
This 2,000-year-old stone maze is one of the oldest in the country, but its purpose is still a mystery.
Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Promised Land, Australia
A huge maze complex and whimsical miniature village in Tasmania.
Santa Monica, California
Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.
Al Ula, Saudi Arabia
Lions carved into the rockface adorn these two tombs built into the mountains of Dadan.
Limoux, France
A centuries-old quest to create artificial life is alive and well in the French town of Limoux.
Oroszlány, Hungary
This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.
Ilhéu das Rolas, São Tomé and Príncipe
The equator passes through this tiny island in the eastern Atlantic.
Tokamachi, Japan
There's light and a dreamlike panorama at the end of this tunnel.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.
Aranjuez, Spain
This 18th-century water provider for Aranjuez was refurbished in 2013 only to be neglected again.
Allenwood, Pennsylvania
Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.
Portland, Maine
Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.
Neece, Texas
It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.
Casper, Wyoming
Locally known as the "Onion” and the "Egg Beater,” Casper’s most recognizable buildings are beloved local landmarks to many, and eyesores to others.
Zermatt, Switzerland
This Swiss cemetery is reserved for people who died in climbing accidents.
Tanuf, Oman
The ruins in this village were caused by something more sinister than neglect.
Ottawa, Ontario
The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.
Redford, Texas
An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.