Places meltingknight Wants to Go

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

This historic hub for labor unions has survived the city's changing landscape.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

A Neolithic burial tomb connected with a colorful array of legends.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

This medieval chapel is now a shrine to the region's favorite sport.

Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

Nearly 100 concrete graves lie hidden just beyond the pristine waters along the coast.

A once great mansion stands in stately ruin.

His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

The powerful party began with a secret meeting in this shikumen in 1921.

Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.

A monument to the forgotten French explorers and their landmark expedition.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.