Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

A monument to placate the spirits of an ancient forest.

A complex of ancient Buddhist rock-cut caves with a large, well preserved prayer hall.

Rocky outcrops containing overhangs, caves, fissures, clefts, and alcoves that invite exploration and scrambling.

This historical font became infamous after a maid was allegedly tricked into urinating in it, leading to her tragic death sentence.

One of the few slot canyons in New Mexico, this area is fantastic for hiking, camping, and stargazing.

A mile-long trail of pottery culture, full of clay pipes and lucky cats, including one that’s 12.5 feet tall.

This enigmatic Iberian sculpture of uncertain origin may have once guarded a burial site.

A 160-year-old tower built in honor of a scholar who was burned at the stake for translating the Bible.

An abandoned sanatorium building from the early 20th century sits in the forest of the Rila mountains.

A colossal statue of a woman hugging a modern building.

Photographs of the faces of the town's dead cover the walls of this small Italian church.

A museum showcasing the work of a self-taught painter and sculptor spanning four decades of output in seclusion.

Off the beaten path along the coastline of Miura, a scenic cliff with an evocative name.

A Gothic gym and community space that encourages fitness for misfits.

After several centuries as the home of coastal defenses, this island is full of history—and maybe ghosts.

This abandoned building, which is the second-largest structure on the Maltese island of Comino, has a complicated past.

A multicolored mineral mound dribbles piping hot spring water right off the side of a highway.

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.

An out-of-place grove of sequoias thrives in northern Spain.

Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.

Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

A single block in this stone staircase to the temple is mysteriously always wet.