Places KingSmithy Wants to Go

This house was home to a succession of park keepers for more than 90 years, but in all that time, it never had a toilet.

The world's first museum of its kind is packed with nostalgic relics of the past.

The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.

A classic mystery spot complete with spots that are said to make you shrink or grow when you stand on them.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

A cuddly version of a dark mythological creature now acts as the mascot of a town.

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

A free public golf course hides in plain sight in the heart of Scotland’s capital.

This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.

The former broadcast site has been reimagined as a museum about the medium.

The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

Near this allegedly haunted pub, you can find strong spirits on the rocks.

Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

Since the 1960s, this small village has invited painters to decorate its walls.

These shopping center benches are actually a modern art installation.

A World War II evacuation tunnel turned into a history display of Croatian state and people.

A former special storage facility for documents during the Cold War.

This interactive sculpture allows visitors to leave a message in case a friend passes by.

The world's largest collection of garden gnomes lives among the trees and wildflowers on this woodland reserve.

How did this lovely seaside English village come by such an unusual name?

Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.

The first steel dam in the world and the only one still functional in the United States.