Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

Oldest surviving milestone in Europe outside of the Roman Empire.

The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.

An angel that hatched from an egg!

Hundreds of small crosses have been carved into the bark of the trees outside this small Estonian village.

Originally built for nuclear power plant workers, this church sits between apartment buildings.

This charming Latvian lane doubled as Baker Street on the Soviet Union’s version of Sherlock Holmes.

This mechanical marvel is a 24-hour cheese vending machine, holding freshly made cheeses from the internationally acclaimed Perrystead Dairy.

Before this fine stone viaduct was built, trains ran across a rather wobbly wooden trestle, and the original abutments are still there.

This striking gate in Carabanchel is a modern expression of Madrid's centuries-old connection to bears, the animal that has symbolized the city for generations

This narrow cave is revered in Japan as the womb of Mount Fuji.

A 57-foot stained-glass dome from a Parisian tango house now crowns a wine bar in the San Bernardino Mountains.

A windswept sandstone overlook offers sweeping views across an ancient plateau.

Santa Monica is one of the world's longest, most beautiful, and least developed beaches: just white sand for miles, a single beach shack, and the concrete shell of an abandoned resort that never got past its foundations.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

The timber roof beams in England's smallest active parish church are rumoured to have come from Viking longships.

A miraculous well, hidden away in the middle of a meadow.

A remote island marking the entrance to Death’s Door, surrounded by the bones of ships who failed to heed her warnings.

Wedged between streets and buildings, this ancient Roman theatre could seat 7000 spectators.

Neo-Romantic tower randomly locared in a pine forest offering a great view over the Vienna Basin.

This 19th-century stone bridge in Mayenne was renamed after an American soldier who died defusing explosives placed under it, saving it from destruction during the town’s liberation in August 1944.

One of the world's only places where tourists can make a trip in a submarine.

A quiet museum preserves the extraordinary relics, processional treasures, and centuries-old traditions behind Catania's famous Feast of Saint Agatha.

In the dollmaking capital of Japan, a museum dedicated to the traditional craft

A monumental oak commemorated for King Karl XII allegedly relieving himself against it