Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.

The Catlins region has a bounty of breathtaking waterfalls, the best is arguably Koropuku Falls—a majestic waterfall with an enchanting bush walk.

Distressing images of the Last Judgement adorn the walls of this medieval sanctuary named for St. Patrick.

This old museum contains dozens of detailed miniature ships and buildings.

A perfectly preserved small-town pharmacy and soda fountain that opened in the early 20th century and closed in the 1980s.

Cathedral-like Victorian vaults are hidden within this iconic bridge.

The groundbreaking Japanese shrine maiden who invented the art of kabuki.

Two gushing waterfalls of hot spring water within a block of each other.

A unique shrine dedicated to the deified skull of a 17th-century Tokyo courtesan.

The building of this town's first purpose-built cinema theater now houses a restaurant, but its walls still represent a distant heritage.

This may be one of the most valuable Morris & Co. stained glass windows in Australia.

For a century and a half, this great beech stood bearing a carefully carved 20-line poem. Now this stone and plaque are all that remain.

An abandoned 6th-century monastery features a medieval map of the known world.

A wonderous place devoted to art and metal.

Once a safe haven for locals engaged in blood feuds, this 400-year-old fortified tower is now a museum showing what life was like for those lying in wait within its walls.

This antique shop offers affordable 15th-century Vietnamese ceramics salvaged from a local shipwreck.

Supremely flaky treats await at Amadou Ly’s boulangerie and patisserie.

Poet Antonio Machado's former residence offers the quintessential Castilian lifestyle of the provincial towns in the early 20th century.

A UNESCO-protected spiritual seat of the Old Serbian Kingdom and Empire.

A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.

A brother statue swap has adorned this building's facade for centuries.

In 1777, two men were killed after being struck by lightning at the same time.

Hidden underground, a remarkable 10th-century bath complex survives virtually unaltered.

Dedicated to the lives lost during a fatal stampede in the Nyamiha Station.