Places houdini Wants to Go

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

This giant geoglyph of mysterious origins is now the site of neo-pagan rituals.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

Ernest Hemingway was the first to sign this colorful wall covered in thousands of celebrity signatures.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

A 63-foot-tall swinging ball hypnotizes passersby, and proves to any remaining doubters that the Earth is spinning.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.