Places Alan Newman Wants to Go

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

These bleak 800-year-old ruins were once the royal residence of choice for hunting in Sherwood Forest.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.

A remote gravestone on the moor marks the spot where a teacher's body was found under mysterious circumstances that remain inexplicable.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.

What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.

Luxurious hotel designed to stir the imagination of its many visitors.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

The vertical-axis windmills of ancient Persia have been grinding flour for 1,000 years and counting.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

Though nicknamed the “Russian Freighter,” this ship was actually sunk off the coast of Pensacola by the U.S. government in a top-secret operation.

The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.

This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.

The only way to visit this old resort hotel is with scuba gear.