Places mrowestmiddle Wants to Go

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

This Roman underground canal was the longest tunnel ever built until the late 19th-century.

A former Canadian Pacific Railway station turned liquor store, the first and only station in Canada visited by British royalty.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

As part of an 800-year-old tradition, a man parades through town covered in a suit made out of spiky burrs.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A unique flight of canal locks that owe their form to 19th-century cost-saving measures.

A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.

This long-distance walking route follows the Prime Meridian line as it passes through England.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

On this island, you suck away your garbage via an elaborate pneumatic tube system.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.

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

The suspected burial mound of legendary Viking Björn Ironside.

A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.