Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

Mysterious standing stone formations looks like a petrified forest.

This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.

The Grand Mall in Varna hosts one of the biggest collections of Soviet-era paraphernalia in Bulgaria.

This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.

These precariously placed ruins harken back to a 13th-century castle.

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

This 6th-century church honors St. Tudno, the patron saint of Llandudno.

Hiding in plain sight near Kathmandu’s government center is a giant mandala that has become a locus for political protest.

This iconic building was founded as a school for the impoverished, but became one for the sons of the local gentry.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

One of the most spectacular 18th-century bridges in Scotland.

This small church was constructed over the ruins of three temples dating to the Roman Republic.

This phallic temple was erected in the forest to honor the tragic death of a samurai lord's son.

This secluded museum beats the drum for the preservation of Nepal's musical heritage.

This former 17th-century church now houses a university's public library along with several mural masterworks.

This Torino museum honors a soldier who kept the city safe using barrels of exploding gunpowder, losing his life in the process.

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

Described by William Wordsworth as a "World of Wonder."

This man-made waterfall was designed to help improve access for spawning salmon.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.