Places LeslieDriskill Wants to Go

This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.

A monument to a 19th-century Irish woman whose murder inspired several literary works.

A pretty park of over 1,600 olive trees that grew from just three saplings brought over from Spain.

Visiting dignitaries and Hollywood stars once stayed at this 1920s hotel, alongside ghosts that are said to haunt its corridors.

The elaborate crypt where Peruvian heroes of the War of the Pacific were laid to rest.

A monument to Cuffy, a rebellious enslaved person who became a national hero in Guyana.

A brick arch is all that remains of this Dutch fort, once a focal point for colonial power struggles in Guyana.

Towering high above the neighborhood of La Candelaria, the church is easily recognizable by its distinctive red-and-white striped facade.

This small bridge serves as a symbol of South America's independence.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

In the heart of Medellín, an artsy urban complex sets the stage for demonstrations and protests.

This remote Moravian mission brought Christianity—as well as devastation—to the Inuit people.

This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.

A collection cataloguing one of the most brutal dictatorships in modern history.

After Christopher Columbus died, his son built a fancy house to rule from.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

A series of five defunct panopticon prisons in Cuba.

Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.