Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

Historians and hobbyists head to this former French outpost for the annual Feast of the Hunters' Moon.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.

A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

This 2,000-year-old tree inspired the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby."

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.

The former home of the "Mother of Father's Day."

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.

A sliver of 19th-century Germany sits on the shore of a Chilean lake.

A magnificent mansion hides a delightful collection of historic timepieces.

This 19th-century ranch is being transformed into a residential library with thousands of books about the natural world.

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

A sandstone block marks the alleged spot where the legendary writer was conceived.

The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

The timeworn "Yankee Stadium" of the fastest game in the world isn't going anywhere.