Places Morten Buus Wants to Go

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.

A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.

A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.

Keep a lookout for replicas of this wooden soldier hiding in plain sight all around town.

Forlorn amidst a thicket mere feet from a cliff's edge stands a solitary headstone that appears completely out of place, a haunting symbol of a once-thriving town now lost to the relentless forces of nature.

Forgotten German bunkers in China create a sharp cultural contrast.

A village on the east coast of England that has almost completely eroded into the North Sea.

One of the last few period-correct, hand-operated canal locks in the country.

This bridge dates back to the 9th century and allows visitors to walk an ancient path amid modern industrial trappings.

A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.

Tucked away along a riverbend in an area known for its uranium mines is one of the world's tallest locks.

The remains of a failed canal can be found in several towns near Lake St. Clair and is known historically as "Mason's Folly."

A painted-over wall in Detroit originally built to segregate a black community from an adjacent white development.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

This monument commemorates the only American soldiers to have directly fought Russians during World War I.

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

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.

The "Heroine of Dunkirk" rescued over 7,000 Allied troops during the historic World War II evacuation.

The 2,000-year-old pieces of metal are an ancient soldier's military discharge papers.

This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

Part of a WWII submarine is lurking outside the Washington Navy Yard parking lot.

The U.S. Navy’s preposterously detailed mini battleship took 77,000 hours to complete.