Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

A quaint village where bomb casings from the Second Indochina War have been repurposed into mundane objects.

At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.

This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.

The supreme shrine of the state.

This poured-concrete water reservoir is a gem of modernist architecture well-hidden in a city forest.

Of the many Jesuit missions in South America, this complex is one of the best preserved.

A lonely memorial to the 107 victims of Pan Am Flight 812, which crashed in Bali in 1974.

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

Of five volcanoes located in the massive Tengger caldera, this cone is the youngest and most active.

The longest hiking route on the island of Java leads to this inactive volcano.

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

Home to a full-scale replica of the Ezekiel Airship, an aircraft that allegedly flew in 1902—a year before the Wright brothers took to the skies over Kitty Hawk.

Trees emerge from the surface of this small man-made reservoir.

This island castle contains enough secret passageways to support a season of Scooby-Doo episodes.

This Scottish bay still reveals evidence of its days as a seaside swimming pool.

A snow-white church overlooking the wonderful Tyrrhenian Sea.

In an arid region, this beautiful lake in the Aravalli hills is an unexpected delight.

This abstract sculpture once had a twin in Prague.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

The trunk of this 700-year-old tree measures more than 60 feet around, making it the oldest and largest baobab in Sri Lanka.

According to local legends, the shallow sandbar that allows visitors to walk across Orhaniye Bay has a tragic backstory.

According to myth, there's a bloody explanation for the beautiful bright red color of this rock formation set amidst alpine vegetation.

This small hermitage is located along an ancient route that connected the Tiber and Rieti valleys.

The name of this suspended sculpture is Latin for "high horse," which is exactly what it is.