Places meltingknight Wants to Go

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

A rare permanent monument to the Scottish Travellers.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.

Ancient burial grounds of the wealthy.

This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.

Urine-soaked Chinese eggs.

A museum at a Chinese university is the first of its kind in the country.

This enormous photomural pays homage to Vancouver's infamous history of public activism.

This Gothic castle-like portal is a testament to the amazing craftsmanship of the navvies who built the railway tunnel.

A prehistoric cave in Spain contains paintings dating back to the Ice Age.

This Bronze Age man spent millennia buried in a mine, giving his bones an eerie hue.

A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.