Places mkenik Wants to Go

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

A rare cliffside vantage point of Lake Michigan with an explosive history.

This massive rock column in Canada is perched on a corner of its base, seeming to defy gravity.

Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.

The world's longest nonstop reversible cable car soars through spectacular scenery to the medieval Tatev Monastery.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

An Iron Age hill fort turned scenic nature park.

Ornate lobby of a police station is decorated with colorful murals by Augusto Giacometti.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

The Atlantis of Cape Cod reemerges during the lowest of tides.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

Sip whiskey in a powerhouse that once belonged to a storied hydroelectric dam.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

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

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.