Places Alan Newman Wants to Go

Named for its similarity to the tip of a violin's bow, this striking formation was created by millions of years of erosion.

A gorgeous stone viaduct crosses over a bucolic valley.

Climb around the high waterfalls on series of iron ladders and bridges within the wildest gorge in the Slovak Paradise.

A serene memorial that honors the adventurous spirits of climbers who lost their lives in the High Tatras.

This other-worldly, lotus-shaped temple was a place of worship for Gurkha soldiers in the colonial British army

Remote, volcanic island that Darwin, Hooker, and the Royal Navy shaped into a thriving, artificial ecosystem.

Cervantes’ Don Quixote lives on in mosaics at this La Mancha winery.

Soul-soothing fish congee awaits at one of Hong Kong’s remaining dai pai dongs.

The last street gas lamps in Hong Kong.

A Victorian gravestone has a carving of a safety device invented in the 1860s that is still saving lives today.

Outside a paint factory north of Manchester's city center, an inexplicable submarine sticking out of the ground.

Once an art-deco theater, now a supermarket.

Once a crime hotspot, this refurbished underpass is now home to a bookstore and a mural celebrating the history of Manila.

This historic Art Deco building embellished with local tropical fruits had fallen into disrepair before a recent restoration.

This massive Roman Catholic rosary is composed entirely of wood.

The remains of an abandoned air force hospital located on a redeveloped Air Force base.

Church organ in the Philippines constructed out of bamboo.

A monument to a working class martyr.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

A striking statue commemorates the men who worked underground in Kingshill and Allanton.

The forest hides a cemetery where members of the British Legion rest in peace.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.