Places meltingknight Wants to Go

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

Hidden for more than a century, the grave of the Conquistador remains forgotten behind these church walls.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."

This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.

For centuries, this large Roman villa remained hidden thanks to the eruption that buried nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

Dozens of elegant ceramic tiles decorate these ancient walls, each displaying the Lord's Prayer in a different language.

The ruins of a medieval castle that once belonged to one of the most powerful families in the Netherlands.

Remote, beautiful, and stigmatized, Las Hurdes is Spain's version of Appalachia.

An ongoing medieval tradition of communal pig husbandry is honored with a handsome granite sculpture.

Blue-green pools and smooth stones comprise one of Spain’s most idyllic hidden wonders.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

A popular 19th-century natural landmark is now hidden within a sprawling forest.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

The quarry was abandoned over 100 years ago, after a massive ammunition explosion ended in tragedy.

A neighborhood park in the city of Cáceres hides what some believe are revolutionary examples of Neanderthal cave art.

This ancient walled garden turns fog into food.

A monument to the migrants who cross the dangerous waters between North Africa and a tiny Italian island.

High in the mountains of Kochi Prefecture, a magnificent library designed by a world-famous architect.