Places meltingknight Wants to Go

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

A brisk climb up this solitary peak leads to the origin story of a towering figure in Irish history.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

Whether his story is true or not, Stiffy Green is the most beloved bulldog in all of Indiana.

This gnarled old tree supposedly sprouted from seeds kept in the pocket of a 16th-century Spanish sailor.

The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

One of the largest collections of socialist realist art shows the surprising depth of the official art of the Soviet Union.

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

Small Island off the coast of Greenland.

A Cold War atomic camp buried under the ice is now emerging because of global warming.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

This remote research station sits amid the second-largest ice sheet on the planet.

When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.

The labyrinthine home of the National Archives of Estonia is an experimental blend of architecture, art, and history.

An artist sees trees as a medium for sculpture.

Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.

This Italian church is as beautiful as it is common, except for the real skulls decorating the many mannequins inside.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

The red brick house where the father of rock 'n' roll wrote some of his classic hits.

This two-room factory has been cranking out the musical signifier of zaniness for a century.

The 1,000-year-old abbey is the birthplace of modern musical notation.

The "Mystery and Company of Merchant Adventurers" is an Elizabethan-era hangout in Moscow.