Places Magicmarker Wants to Go

A relic of roadside lore and perhaps the first of its kind in North America.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A 17th-century mosque that was used for war more than worship.

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.

The world's second-tallest flagpole stands proud despite dropping rank.

The world's second largest salt mine, said to have been discovered by Alexander the Great's horse.

Despite a history of destruction, this former citadel survives to document Afghanistan's oft overlooked history.

Space-age minarets towering over Islamabad.

A cave covered with bizarre stalactites of cloth.

One of the last surviving ancient Buddhist sites in the region, it escaped the brunt of several Hun invasions thanks to its remote location.

This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.

This monument honors the life of a long-suffering lion whose story captivated the world.

Splashes of blue in an otherwise monotonous lunar landscape.

Once an impressive link to Afghanistan’s Buddhist past, now a sad reminder of intolerance towards other cultures.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.

A Buddhist monastery tucked away in the mountains of Colorado.

A tiny town’s tiny museum with some gigantic residents.

You can stand in three U.S. states at once.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

A beautiful combination of living flora with preserved bones covers the shelves of this shop.