Places meltingknight Wants to Go

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

This abandoned Croatian stronghold never saw a great deal of conflict but it is still a beloved relic nonetheless.

Built as an anti-fascist tribute, this surreal Yugoslav memorial became an unwelcome symbol after the Croatian war for independence.

The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.

A monument to the two U.S. officers killed by North Korean troops while trying to trim a poplar tree.

Artifacts and exhibits tell the story of a small town that has punched above its weight and influenced history.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.

Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

This Bronze Age tomb makes the most unusual front garden fixture.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

The wartime prison now features haunting sculpted reenactments of the atrocities that took place there.

Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.

A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.

An abandoned shopping gallery built during Fascist Italy tucked in the center of Palermo.

A cave 150 feet beneath Kansas City is the perfect climate for growing 10,000 delicate orchids.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.