Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

A small, forgotten prison cemetery marked only by a wrought-iron fence and eerie depressions left in the ground.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.

This theme park presents 5,000 years of Shanghai history and includes a "sunken" exhibition hall.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

This ancient oak tree sheltered accused "witches" in the 17th century.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

A 1914 beaux arts auditorium that sat shuttered for 20 years, restored and reopened in 2026

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

Housed inside a replica church, its collection honors the Black community displaced by the Halifax government.

This exhibit is one of the largest and most well-preserved collections of Jurassic-era trackways in the United States.

An unassuming Swiss institution houses Europe's largest toy museum.

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

Its humdrum facade only adds to its electrifying appeal: a rooftop with panoramic views of a shapeshifting metropolis.

An interactive exhibition space dedicated to the kinetic sculptures of Swiss artist Jean Tinguely.

Take a dip beneath the stalactites in this amazing cenote.

Legend says entire herds of cattle have disappeared within this boulder-strewn landscape.

Try your hand at old-fashioned coffee growing at this museum devoted to one of the world's most coveted beans.

For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.

A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

A monument park dedicated to the influential Beat Generation author and poet, Jack Kerouac.