Places meltingknight Wants to Go

This artistic temple brings together multiple architecture styles, but is only an example of one.

This ancient stone bridge is a hub for daredevils.

Thanks to a bit of wordplay, seven auspicious stone cats guard this ancient canalside street.

This small fort played a huge role defending Puerto Rico’s capital city.

The Neolithic megalith was one of the first archaeological ruins protected by the British government.

This statue of a Hindu cosmic dancer at CERN is a metaphor for modern physics.

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

A strangely curved lamppost stands tall over this avenue in Rotterdam.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

A pre-Hispanic pyramid in the middle of a tourist district in the Canary Islands.

A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.