Places mikedominelli Wants to Go

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.

The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

A heated statue pays tribute to one of Sweden's great actresses.

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

A rock maze opens up to a panoramic viewpoint at an abandoned mine full of ghost stories.

Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.

This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

Inside a busy metro station, an impressive mural depicts the prehispanic city of Tenochtitlán.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

This giant bronze image of Christopher Columbus embarked on a voyage of its own.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.