Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

Discover the mummified remains of Ancient Egypt in the middle of metropolitan Tokyo.

The centerpiece of the Delta Blues Museum is a wooden sharecropper’s cabin that once housed a titan of blues music.

A roadside music shop featuring a confounding series of folk art installations.

One of the last Depression-era bandshells still standing was the site of Elvis Presley’s first live concert.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

The oldest active juke joint in the state sustains a niche school of blues guitar.

Scotland is filled with standing stones that date back hundreds or thousands of years. This is not one of them.

When a missile testing site was proposed near this site in the Outer Hebrides, this statue was commissioned in response.

Turtles swim in a pond surrounding a classical temple in this lush park in Vicenza.

The Siege of Naarden ended in 1814, but the cannonballs embedded in the town church remain.

The world's tallest carillon is located at the top of this skyscraper in Mexico City.

A thought-provoking outdoor art installation sits in the seat of German law.

A surreal botanical garden with an even more surreal tour guide.

This 16th-century cemetery became a recreational park during the Soviet occupation—today it's a little bit of both.

A 14th-century abbey founded by a forest-loving order of monks now sits in the center of a pristine nature preserve.

The final resting place of one of Germany's most accomplished Renaissance men.

This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.

A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.

A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

An 18th-century hideout became a permanent and ongoing residence for one Lesotho tribe.

This stately clock was gifted from China's last imperial government to the people of Mexico.

Once the tallest building in Chisinau, this unique tower is a relic of Soviet architecture.