Places meltingknight Wants to Go

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

Small monoliths of several varieties of stone sit alongside a wooded path in the Bronx.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

This open air cathedral invites all faiths to worship under the only roof big enough to fit them all: the sky.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.

A stunning fountain depicting a mythological she-goat carved directly into the rocks on the grounds of a Renaissance palace.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.

This old estate is a remnant of when the Bronx was a popular summer destination for wealthy New Yorkers.

The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.

A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

This series of waterfalls tumble into a radiantly blue river.

A cemetery and the town it served sinks beneath the sea during the volcanic birth of Mt. Vulcan.

A 50-foot-tall statue of Jesus where a stairway transports the faithful into his body.

Hidden deep within a Filipino jungle is an incredible waterfall that plunges into a dazzling blue-green pool.

This volcanic plug boasts the longest recorded history of any Scottish stronghold.

A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.

The stone sculpture of an Ottoman soldier is an homage to a lost Providence landmark.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.