Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.

An ornate sculpture of an ox in repose marks the former entrance to Nuremberg's medieval meat market, which was destroyed during World War II.

An ornate doorway leads to the former site of one of the city's oldest society of merchants.

The site of a tragic mining disaster in 1882.

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.

The world's first transgenic bovine has been preserved at the museum where he spent his final years—though his old stable is now a cafe.

Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.

More than 1,000 stone figures were discovered in a small Nigerian town, where they had been sitting for centuries.

This church is said to have connections to the Knights Templars.

This village surrounded by breathtaking waterfalls is one of the wettest places on earth.

This organization has been at the forefront of empowering Nepali women through art.

Seven streams tumble over a cliff, resulting in this dazzling waterfall in the Nigerian rainforest.

A geological wonder shrouded in myth.

On the wall of this medieval walkway, a symbol of the Spanish Inquisition.

The waters of these secluded falls are said to have healing powers.

The walls of this sandstone outcropping are covered with 2,000-year-old artwork.

Mind the rock monster at this cave.

A tribute to the first human in space.

This vanilla farm serves its crops at an on-site café.

An amazing model of a whale's jaw bone pays homage to the region's seafaring traditions.

A Swiss magician's vault of oddities.

One of the youngest volcanic eruption sites in Australia.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

On the grounds of a hospital in Ghana, a legendary sword said to have been plunged into the earth hundreds of years ago.