Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

A secret garden in a picturesque Edinburgh village has inspired artists for centuries.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

A line of disused military bunkers built to defend against Nazi invasion lies hidden on the outskirts of the city.

A replica of the beloved character's house, modeled after the author's own drawings.

Made from local Irish moss, this pie is served only in Prince Edward Island's potato museum.

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

This abandoned artificial island off the coast of New York City is now home to dozens of harbor seals.

An enormous Polaroid picture adds an artistic flair to Rotterdam.

Through the decades, Black music stars have performed at this historic hub for music and the arts.

A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.

The first thermometer made with the almost-universal temperature scale is backwards.

The tombstone of an unfortunate explorer who disappeared in the Paris Catacombs.

A beautiful midcentury mural by the famed Brazilian modernist artist Emiliano Di Cavalcanti.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

Not for the faint of heart, this long pedestrian bridge rewards those who brave the wobbly walk with a beautiful view.

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

These three pillboxes still remain as a witness of the Spanish Civil War in a park of Madrid.

See hundreds of herons and egrets in the heart of the city in this dreamy hidden park.

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.

A small town celebrates its cash crop with a giant highway sculpture.

This road earned its macabre nickname after hundreds of Iraqi troops died along it in 1991.

A museum of co-operativism housed in the birthplace of the modern movement.