Places mrowestmiddle Wants to Go

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.

With a crest near 10,000 feet, this treeless fault-block mountain in eastern Oregon provides stunning views and spectacular glacial landforms.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

The camera-toting gargoyle juts out from the exterior of a Gothic cathedral.

The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.

This is one really big nut.

Despite what a Thai tourism board might want you to think, this white-sand beach is in fact located on a Scottish island.

This house certainly has a unique decor.

The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

A cemetery in Barcelona's Poblenou district is home to this touching funerary statue, which depicts death in the form of a winged skeleton.

The front of this 17th-century cottage also contains a large, stone face.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.