Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

Restaurant in a 1741 farmhouse that touts the story of its haunting on its menus.

This small stone chapel is a hidden gem just outside the University of New Hampshire campus.

This modern medieval weapon of war was built to toss pumpkins.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

The 92-foot-tall structure is based on the aircraft that carried the first Americans into space.

Where a rare geological phenomenon created a section of rock that resembles a checkerboard.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.

A fascinating aviation museum where you can chat with the veterans who once flew the aircraft on display.

A surprisingly detailed model of one of the most powerful telescopes in the world.

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

Wander among free-roaming storks at the sanctuary that helped save them from local extinction.

An ornate tomb pays tribute to one of the most influential and cherished military leaders in Vietnam's history.