Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

An abstract sculpture that will be a work in progress for the next 1,000 years.

Widely advertised as Amsterdam’s narrowest street, this passage was once a highlight of the Red Light District before its windows closed.

Danish children are taught that Santa lives in Greenland, at this exact cabin.

This iconic cinema is home to Tangier's Cinémathèque and a symbol of the city's vibrant film scene.

Malta’s largest cemetery is a Victorian-era architectural masterpiece.

In 806, Kobo Daishi began meditating on Mount Misen. The Buddhist monk lit this holy fire, which has been kept burning for 1,200 years.

Sharks, stingrays, and turtles swim in the pools at this former elementary school.

The site of one of the only two star-shaped forts in Japan was used as an elementary school for over a century, much longer than its life as a castle.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

This cliffside memorial marks the final resting place of a lonely violinist.

The smallest statue in Brno will keep you company under the clock on Česká Street.

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

Housed in a former air raid shelter, this museum is dedicated to the history of computing and video games.

The eyes and ears of this tower keep watch over Malta’s Grand Harbor.

This decaying, grandiose tweed mill once housed the Norwegian Army in exile.

The largest collection of works by a pioneering Black woman sculptor is on display at this Massachusetts art museum.

This pilgrimage site was built to honor an incarnation of Buddha who sacrificed himself to save a tiger and her two cubs.

This park was once home to now-extinct Naumann's elephants, and what might have been a real Banksy.

See every month of the year personified at this opulent Turinese fountain.

An ancient Roman relief beautifully preserved on the façade of a house.

Displaying religious art made almost exclusively in modern styles helps set this Buddhist temple apart from the myriad others in Bangkok.

This church in Old Goa was established by eight Portuguese Franciscan friars who landed there in 1517.

A seemingly out-of-place temple built on the spot where a mystic had a profound spiritual experience.

This iconic Tudor home-turned-museum offers a unique glimpse into the everyday life of a prosperous family during the early modern period.