Places halponton42 Wants to Go

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

This TV tower once secretly housed a GDR intelligence team.

This platform is now a memorial dedicated to those who were deported during the Holocaust.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.