Places marksuz Wants to Go

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.

The ruins of a 15th-century church once home to priests who prayed for a single family's salvation.

These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.

US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.

Home of the "Father of Forestry."

This memorial to the thousands of Indian dead during WWI was callously used for target practice during WWII.

As telephones become more essential and less stylish one historic Brooklyn building remembers the days when they were a grand celebration of communication.

A veteran Disney animator turned his gift for storytelling to a museum devoted to his love of a California city.

Seven beautiful 1,000-year-old rock-cut Buddhist statues.

This ordinary-looking mailbox has a rather explosive history.

New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.

An ancient forest of the Paleocene Age turned to stone.

This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

This splendid tomb may look fantastic, but there's nothing in it...

This popular pitstop lives up to its name.

First flying reptile discovered in British Columbia was for years forgotten in a cabinet.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

An abandoned Ecuadorian prison that once held ex-presidents and notorious con artists is now a carceral museum.

The home of the artist credited with introducing the tomato to the American diet.

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.