Places marksuz Wants to Go

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Hauntingly beautiful totem poles left by the Haida.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

The half-mile long structure is so impressive, it even shows up on satellite images.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Former hunting lodge of a duke who was an avid collector of impressionist works.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

A prehistoric rock shelter that's literally in someone's backyard.

The Vatican's secret porn-festooned bathroom was painted in erotic murals by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

The skeletal frame of a decommissioned gas-pumping station offers breathtaking views of greater Berlin.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.

This massive mural by famed pop-artist Keith Haring was hidden for almost 30 years until its 2018 rediscovery.

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.