Places jddarcy Wants to Go

Believed to be the largest single-stemmed oak tree in England.

In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.

This pavement line and accompanying statue commemorates the starting point for the world's oldest annual marathon.

Estimated to be more than 5,000 years old, this yew may be Britain’s oldest.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

Discovered in a peat bog, these horned helms come from a thousand years before the Viking Age.

This pristine World War II airfield gives a comprehensive look at atomic development and aviation history.

Oregon's only closed-basin hypersaline lake, an important stopover for migrating waterfowl, is in danger of drying up completely.

This 19th-century zoological collection has withstood the test of time.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

A modern-day Lascaux cave underneath Paris.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

A giant statue perched on dumpsters watches over the freeway.