Places miramarco Wants to Go

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.

A unique museum dedicated to the famed Soviet director and other cinema greats.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

People can't get enough of these adorable Japanese photobooths.

A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.