Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

This ancient Roman town was revered for the healing waters of its sacred spring.

A monument marking the first airplane flights in Japan hints at the dark history behind its peaceful park setting.

A public art installation featuring clawfoot bathtubs on stilts sparks admiration and controversy from locals.

Valletta’s outdoor theatre stands within the ruins of a 19th-century opera house.

These clocks tell time in a theological sense.

This 16th-century cannon is thought to be the oldest piece of forge-welded wrought iron in India.

You might want to bring a rain jacket to this travertine triple waterfall.

Once a year, these 'visitor deities' chase away evil spirits with a phallic-shaped staff.

Both Catholic and Protestant graves dot this 17th-century burial ground.

A cozy, cave-like home hidden in the French countryside.

A living lighting fixture.

This train station meeting spot is an actual, millennia-old tree from the island of Yakushima.

This site was once home to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.

Germany’s oldest monastery has origins dating back to the 7th century.

A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

On the outside of the Mersey Tunnels, an Art Deco sculpture of an Egyptian Pharaoh wears goggles and racing gear.

The only monument in Slovenia celebrating the famous writer, who stayed there for one night entirely by mistake.

Once a year, the ruins of an ancient village come alive with hundreds of glowing farolitos.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Visit a speakeasy-like indie cinema specializing in 16mm and 35mm films.

This 11th-century fortress is now the seat of Aragon’s state legislature.

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

Try maple leaf tempura at the trailside shop that brought it back from oblivion.