Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.

A massive line that stretches across the floor of Bologna’s largest church was created by a 17th-century scientist to measure the movements of the Sun.

This windmill has been grinding pigments for traditional paints for more than 200 years.

A young artist's storefront brings eldritch horrors to small-town America.

At this concrete bunker on the Trondheim fjord, secrets lie above and below the water's surface.

Water still flows through the oldest Spanish aqueduct in America.

This statue is said to bring good luck to visiting lovebirds.

A pair of stupas that archaeologists believe were built to honor the parents of Siddhartha Gautama (aka Lord Buddha).

This striking sculpture of a supermodel in a yoga pose challenges traditional public art.

The bamboo that helped Thomas Edison develop a longlasting lightbulb.

New York's transit system peddles terrible food in limited windows—this restaurant is a rare exception.

The oldest working camera obscura in the world sits on the top floor of an old windmill tower.

This sanitized yet surreal depiction of a Greek fertility god looks over a square in one of central London’s residential areas.

In 1859, the Virgin Mary supposedly appeared in this small town.

This cruise ship-turned-warship sank during World War II, and is now a world-renowned dive site.

An enormous white temple that honors the birthplace of a Hindu goddess.

This color-changing crater lake in El Salvador is occasionally impenetrable to sunlight.

A largely overlooked statue that may commemorate the first publication of 'Don Quixote' outside of Spain.

This 400-year-old noodle joint was once frequented by a fox-turned-monk, according to local folklore.

A quirky monument to the 49th parallel in downtown Prešov, Slovakia.

Some say this small Italian church holds a gate to Heaven.

Several rooms flooded with 35mm film reel.

One of the biggest islands in the River Po is a protected nature reserve, reachable only by a seasonal ford rich with endemic fauna, fossils, and late 19th-century buildings.

This ruins of an abandoned Victorian-era mental health facility.