Places mardigny Wants to Go

Outstanding collection of 19th century medical instruments includes a life-size figure cast from as many as 200 cadavers.

The clock that sets them all.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.