Places meganvbell Wants to Go

A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications.

Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

This modest plaza in Moneygall, Ireland has cashed in on its distant connection to the U.S. president.

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

This subterranean disco dance club in a Cuban cave comes with bright lights and a dark legend.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

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

Despite having a dome made of papier-mâché this tiny observatory has survived for over a century.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.

The Chilean mountain is freckled with (relatively) small European telescopes.

One of the world's most advanced radio observatories sprawls across the Atacama Desert.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.