Places meltingknight Wants to Go

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

The unusually large seat sits atop the base of a ruined temple.

Four-story slides send people whizzing through the math department at this Munich university.

An important landmark in the history of algebraic logic.

A Neolithic passage tomb said to have sheltered two legendary Irish lovers.

The only completed wing of Utah's first capitol is filled with artifacts and odd stories about its past.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.

The remains of the worst military aviation accident in Canada's history.

Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.

Rumored to have tormented a family in the late 1960s, this toy now resides in a quiet little oddities shop.

Arrogance and quarreling are forbidden near these three sacred waterfalls.

A monument to a Native American leader who was known for never breaking a promise and met his end after signing a deal with white settlers.

The geographical center of Chile is a port so depressing that it has driven men to suicide.

A display of hand-built replicas of the legendary vessels used by Patagonian and Antarctic explorers.