Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

Megapodes incubate their eggs using the heat of an active volcano on this Pacific isle.

The largest glacial erratic boulder on Cape Cod.

A cemetery full of touching tombstones from a community of railroad workers, uranium miners, and Cold War missile launchers.

A wonderfully preserved example of London's 1960s-style high-density, low-rise public housing.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

This historic complex is home to the oldest Christian grave in Kolkata, India.

This Catskills museum preserves stumps from the earliest known fossil forest on Earth.

An unlikely neo-Gothic castle in the Paraguayan countryside.

Rumored to have been frequented by Vincent van Gogh, it's the only remaining genever producer in the Hague.

These sea cliffs are an epic natural wonder.

How often do you find security guards patrolling tropical beaches to protect rare sea turtles from poachers? 

This towering church is home to a world-famous organ and a treasure trove of medieval art.

Its appearance in "Game of Thrones" may spur on the long-awaited restoration of this medieval shipyard.

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.

A private collection of over 30,000 ancient and modern items showcasing the beauty of Islamic calligraphy.

A 12th-century church with a medieval fresco and an intriguing “Greek runestone.”

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.

A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

The final resting place of a wealthy landowner who helped create the largest public park in Western Massachusetts.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

A "time traveler's" vision of human history stretches throughout Mexico City's Copilco metro station.

Formerly abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.