Places meltingknight Wants to Go

This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to England's legendary King Alfred the Great.

The partially submerged ruins of a white marble quarry used in ancient Greece for over 1,200 years.

This high-speed test track is popular with car manufacturers, speed freaks and orbiting astronauts.

A single column facing the sea is all that's left of one of the most important temples of Magna Graecia.

This stone obelisk is a relic of the 17th-century Swedish mile markers.

This towering statue of Jesus provided internet to the surrounding area.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

The oldest house in Galena, Illinois, now is a reminder of when this city was the world's lead mining capital.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

This overgrown Victorian chapel made of corrugated metal looks utterly out of place.

Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane.

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

This giant glowing "beanpole" adds much-needed pops of color to an otherwise drab power plant.

This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.

An unmarked, overgrown path through dense vegetation leads to the largest ancient structure in Polynesia.

Underwater volcanic eruption forms new island off the coast of Tonga.

A tiny, remote island packed with wonders both natural and geeky.

Ten shipwreck-shaped chalets lie along the sand dunes on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.

Final resting place of two dozen New York City harbor ships.