Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

This window celebrates the role of tea, coffee, cocoa, and cotton in creating the fortune of the man who commissioned it.

In this quiet village, a blue plaque marks the spot where the famous fictional detective retired.

A tiny nondenominational church harkens back to the days of the first homesteaders in the region.

A beautiful viewpoint on the Garden Route overlooking a naturally-occurring outline of Africa.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

This conservation area filled with colorful birds is the last community forest within the city of Kathmandu.

A museum with a window view of the Himalayas and an on-site climbing wall.

A functioning Roman-era aqueduct and bridge in rural southwest France.

This quirky little private museum is home to more than a thousand stones, carved by nature, that resemble human faces.

This hidden fortress has been coined the "City of Ghosts."

This abandoned hospital village was once viewed as an innovative way to deal with mental illness.

This house is one of the most colorful in the country, and is the last remaining example of a historic villa.

At this monastery, monks make raw-milk cheese and use excess whey to create methane that powers their hot-water system.

The birthplace of Japanese coinage.

The site of Japan’s first archaeological excavation is also the birthplace of fingerprint forensics.

The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect."

Constructed during the 7th century this is one of the oldest largely intact Christian churches in England.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

This Metabolist, retro-futuristic residential complex resembles a cyberpunk space colony established on Earth.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

This ancient burial site was once thought to be the home of a race distinctive to Ainu folklore.