Places mardigny Wants to Go

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

A 605-page Quran penned in the blood of a dictator is locked away in a mosque.

This remnant of an ancient Persian city is considered to be the world's largest single-span brick vault arch.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

The deepest hole drilled in the name of science, where evidence of Precambrian life was found.

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

A tidal bore with its own festival.