Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

In this African village, the walls of the chief's compound are painted with beautiful traditional designs.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

A fantastical group of cliffside stairways, bridges, and twisting paths carved out of stone provide a surreal coastal hike.

Rock-cut chamber at top of an outcroup, reached by a mountain stairway of forty steps.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

A steel paper plane is all that remains of a crashed aircraft that caused an amazingly small amount of damage.

No one knows who's responsible for decorating this tunnel with stuffed animals, but the people love it enough to protest their removal.

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.