Places meltingknight Wants to Go

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

This rare archive of original recordings and photos uncovers the early days of hip hop culture.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

A historic hotel library in Indiana hides more than a few secrets on its shelves.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

The ruins of a medieval village that was abandoned after a 19th-century inferno.

This nearly abandoned "company town" is a ghost of Puerto Rico's once-lucrative sugar industry.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

An abandoned 17th-century baroque hunting lodge with a wonderfully strange architectural plan.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

The abandoned remains of this once-thriving hotel looms over the city, awaiting an uncertain future.

A beautiful 1920s tower filled with local hidden gems.

A great example of the inventive canal bridges that were deliberately split down the middle.

An abandoned 18th century manse looks like something out of an Indiana Jones movie.

The world's first military tank was designed in this English city amid the stalemate of WWI trench warfare.

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

A popular day's outing in Bovington consists of watching military tank driving practice.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.