Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

A former Tibetan monk made a name for himself selling some of the best beef momos in New York.

A young Gustave Eiffel assisted in the construction of this skinny metal observation tower.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

Artist Scott Hocking took a dilapidated 1890s barn to create his massive "Barnboat."

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

This ordinary-looking rock may have played an important role in a 16th-century Scottish battle.

In the middle of a forest you can find the first landing place of an air balloon in the Netherlands.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

A massive observation tower that features gorgeous views and unique architecture.

An Art Deco Icarus statue adorns this abandoned gem of Yugoslav Modernist architecture.

After the nearby mercury mine shut down, this town was abandoned and declared a Superfund site.

A 15th-century park that recreates a bit of the Holy Land in Italy.

Here lies a legend of three sisters, all in love with the same mariner.

A 19th-century Neoclassical building now housing a Hindu temple represents modern-day Glasgow at its most multicultural.

A series of magical limestone formations along the coastline of the country island of Antigua.

This horseshoe-shaped waterfall is the second-largest on the African continent.

This cozy café is housed in a repurposed pharmacy originally built in 1927.

Despite the name, the waters of this Canadian lake are actually blue-green in color.

A uniquely preserved neo-Gothic church that is now home to a collection of art and woodcarvings.

This lighthouse sits within a glacial valley.

These ruins saw a second life as a cemetery.

Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.

For more than 170 years, this family-run bakery has been serving Berlin’s best Baumkuchen, or “tree cake.”