Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.

A former execution site with ornate rock carvings of mysterious origin.

This atmospheric museum honors a family who hid Jews during the Nazi occupation of Latvia.

Reaching Japan’s “most dangerous shrine” means climbing a vertical cliff.

Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.

The largest stone moved during the Stone Age once stood proudly in France.

Perhaps the biggest draw to this mosque is its remote location and lack of tourists.

The European Union’s tallest freestanding structure provides radio and television broadcasting to half of Latvia.

This tomb of a Sufi mystic is a remnant of Ottoman rule in Hungary.

According to local legend, this unassuming art gallery was once used to imprison witches.

This clock in a village famous for toys gives a countdown to Christmas.

A statue of the forgotten American who helped transform Hokkaido and Japan.

A hidden highland of peaks and pastures, largely unchanged since medieval times.

This museum in Chiapas honors Bishop Samuel Ruiz García, a key figure of the Zapatista movement.

The poet’s tombstone keeps getting vandalized by her fans.

This enormous statue of the Buddha is a response to the destruction of the Bamiyan statues in Afghanistan.

A goblet-shaped rock that, according to lore, is the home of an elven hermit.

This is the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler Vlad III Dracul.

Modest but unique pyramid built for a pharaoh has been reduced to a “heap of stone.”

An enigmatic temple with complicated history, at the center of Sri Lanka.

A picturesque vertical garden provides respite from the bustling streets of Bordeaux.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

A rare surviving stone building from the Spanish colonial era.

Surrounded by thick vegetation, this basilica integrates Sinhalese and Western architecture.