Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.