Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.

A flock of peculiar-colored sheep graze in this small Swedish town.

If you fly into Edinburgh Airport, it's possible to spot this prehistoric site without even getting off the plane.

A former mining village that now operates as an open-air museum.

A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.

This unique rock formation has become a popular walking trail.

The tallest mountain in mainland Australia.

Though it won't take you far, the wood train housed at this station is the last of its kind in Japan.

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.

A unique rock formation that only a few have managed to venture inside.

What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.

Where royalty waits in the height of luxury.

It's believed that these columns marked the end of the Via Appia.

This sixth-century synagogue was first reconstructed digitally, then in real life.

Stroll past dozens of intricately-detailed scale replicas of buildings from all over Czechia.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

A wall of this old hotel was decorated with drawings made of pebbles during its construction.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

Europe's "only museum dedicated to the decapod" is full of quirky and absurdist displays, including one featuring the "famous" Giant Crab of Margate.

This shrine is an ode to the region's rich Hispanic heritage.

The facade of this bank has changed little over the centuries, including its unique welcome sign.

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.