Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.

Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.

The eternal resting place of the last highwayman hanged in England.

A small museum along the Susquehanna River is home to a rich collection of Native American artifacts.

Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.

The (usually) serene burial place of the world's most notorious drug lord.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

This peaceful sanctuary is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Colombo.

The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.

A hidden gem of a museum that lets you search for your own fossils.

In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.

This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

A delightful museum devoted to the history of books.

A stunning garden filled with fantastical environmental folk art and sculptures.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

A hilltop collection of crosses remembering the hundreds of Argentine troops who fell during the Falklands War.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.