Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.

A monument to Malchik, a stray dog who lived in a Moscow metro station until his tragic death.

This synagogue is the only place of worship for New Delhi’s small Jewish community.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

An abandoned mine pit is now a beautiful, colorful attraction.

Legend says squeezing into this slender stone seat will make your wish come true.

This behemoth bovine guards an Estonian town and is a memorial to the lost species.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

Obscured within a ring of trees, this abandoned World War II relic hides on a German hillside.

A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.

Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

It took over 100 years to decode this enigmatic epitaph for two buried brides.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."

This surprising museum tells the story of modern Malaysia through the history of its law enforcement.

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

This 17th-century structure is a beautiful testimony to traditional Persian architecture

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

A carriage house converted into what resembles an 11th-century English manor house