Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

Home to pygmy hunter-gatherers, hundreds of animal and bird species, and the strange okapi, or forest giraffe.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

This belfry is all that remains of the town that was buried by a violent volcano eruption.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

Georgetown’s most impressive building is also one of the tallest wooden churches in the world.

A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

The farmhouse owned by the Danish author who wrote "Out of Africa" is now a museum honoring her legacy.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.

Nestled in Uganda's Semliki Valley Wildlife Reserve, is a one-of-a-kind safari lodge.

A magnificent, long-abandoned castle built in the wake of the reconquest of Spain.

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

This charming, medieval walled village is Spain's first "book town."

This spot along the 23.5 degree north parallel marks the northern boundary of the tropics.

The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.

This oddly shaped building is a surprising Soviet-era crematorium.

This species of wild goat stars in witchy legends and frolics among the park's eerie rock formations.