Places meltingknight Wants to Go

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

The wooden grave marker of a railroad worker who died in a freak whirlwind.

Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.

A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.

A striking depiction of Teotihuacan's mysterious "Spider Woman."

The ruins of an ancient pyramid built by the mysterious Chupícuaro civilization.

This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.

This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.

This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.

This elaborately decorated wall is an homage to the history, beauty and lore of the palm tree.

A replica of the ice houses that once formed the basis of a local ice cream industry sits proudly in the middle of traffic.

Its appearance in "Game of Thrones" may spur on the long-awaited restoration of this medieval shipyard.

The granite monument is engraved with the image of the talking horse's head coming through a barn door.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

This behemoth bovine guards an Estonian town and is a memorial to the lost species.

Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.

Obscured within a ring of trees, this abandoned World War II relic hides on a German hillside.

The striking and little-touristed ruins of an ancient city destroyed and rebuilt by the Aztecs.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

Dance on a hand-hewn log floor padded with bouncy boxcar springs at a saloon built in 1883.