Places jigreenberg Wants to Go

This rustic home is the birthplace of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassin.

Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

Cages that once displayed the bodies of executed leaders hang from a German church tower.

Residing quietly in suburban Maryland, this tree has a star-powered history and was grown from a seed that journeyed to space on Apollo 14.

An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.

The world's oldest grape-producing vine has survived four centuries of turmoil and even has its own anthem.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

Nibble as you learn about Slovenia's longstanding tradition of making beautiful honey cookies.

In between two buildings in Ljubljana, medieval tunnel to nowhere.

The world’s largest street art museum.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

A plinth outside a church displays sculptures by local artists.

The statue, located at a mansion-turned-emancipation museum, honors Galveston’s history as the birthplace of Juneteenth.

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

One of Japan’s oldest and largest cherry trees is said to have been planted by an ancient, heroic prince.

Right here, members of the Lewis and Clark expedition boiled ocean water to make salt.

An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.

These five houses were built for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.

Once the home of a renowned slaughterhouse, formerly working-class Testaccio is still the place to go for Roman offal dishes.

Larger-than-life cut-out murals of James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor, dedicated to their 1956 film ‘Giant.’

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

Commercial aircraft storage facility, where you can see a TWA 747.

Chef Ashleigh Shanti serves up a classic Appalachian fish fry.

The last vestiges of a magnificent Victorian-era train station can be found in this pub.