Places Alan Newman Wants to Go

The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.

The largest offshore wind farm in the world would be even bigger if it weren't for some pesky birds.

Rumor had it that these concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland helped align spy satellites. (They didn’t.)

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

A rotating bridge that carries a little canal over a larger one.

A picturesque example of brute-force engineering conquering nature.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

The first steel dam in the world and the only one still functional in the United States.

The final resting place of the businessman-turned-astronomer who helped discover Pluto stands near his observatory.

An important piece of history from mankind's journey to the moon sits in the lobby of a government science lab.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

A medieval device used to punish and shame wrongdoers still hangs outside the village church.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

The monument honors the mountaineers who were part of Europe’s best anti-Nazi forces.

A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

The only museum in the world dedicated to the history of sprint car racing, next to one of the country's most historic dirt tracks.