Places patricklongmire Wants to Go

These ancient ruins were the final resting place of King Henry II's mistress.

This tiny train shuttles passengers to one of Northern Ireland's most spectacular sights.

A massive bur oak tree believed to be some 500 years old is the centerpiece of this quiet urban greenspace.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

This Romanesque church is built over the tomb of a martyr who legend says defeated a dragon.

Once where royalty entertained guests, this opulent table is now one of the longest in the world.

A Caribbean chef recreates his enslaved great-great-grandmother's dishes inside the home she purchased after buying her freedom.

A small museum packed with specimens from important fossil sites and minerals from historical pegmatite quarries.

A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.

Beer lovers thirsty for knowledge can now visit a museum devoted to the world's largest hop-growing region.

The mansion-like building is packed with Texas pride.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

This remote Moravian mission brought Christianity—as well as devastation—to the Inuit people.

Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.

A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.

This stone quarry was used to make axes and other tools more than 6,000 years ago.

This small island has a dark past as a colony for Chinese lepers and a dropoff point for bootleggers.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

This Roman relic was discovered in Scotland by a mudlarking ferryman.

A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.

The former home of the famed revolutionary Pancho Villa is now a museum in his honor.

A hidden plaque is the only reminder of the lost palace where two storied English kings were born.