Places melabratz Wants to Go

Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.

This small archipelago in northern Lake Superior was formed by a massive meteorite impact 450 million years ago.

Overlooking Puget Sound sits a garden with a Buddhist prayer wheel and an elaborate labyrinth.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

This park on the outskirts of Rome boasts two ancient Roman aqueducts and a medieval tower.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.