Places johnbrandon Wants to Go

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

In a dry, neglected cemetery lies the unassuming grave of a soldier vilified in life but celebrated in death.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

The cathedral of a controversial, conservative, schismatic sect that declared the Catholic Church heretical and founded its own succession of popes.

An oil drilling mistake created this fountain that has been spraying water for over 150 years.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

The fragmented remains of a massive public bath connected to the city's water supply.

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.

A 17th-century doorway in a small Sabine village is a portal into the mysteries of alchemy.

One of the four sanctuaries of Rieti's Holy Valley was the site of the first living nativity scene.

The ruins of this medieval castle overlook the lake of Piediluco in what was once a sacred forest.

One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

This small, hidden cove is home to abandoned boats.

Micro-distillery in Brooklyn produces New York’s first homemade rum since Prohibition.

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

Play heads or tails with thousands of different coins.

Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.