Places mkowal Wants to Go

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

An abandoned shipping control tower looks like a satellite perched at the end of a pier.

This natural monument has an origin story steeped in legend.

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

An oil drilling mistake created this fountain that has been spraying water for over 150 years.

A Manhattan Episcopal church with an eerie underground crypt.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A Bibliophile's Dream.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

A legendary speakeasy bookstore returns from the brink.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.