Places Alan Newman Wants to Go

Left by the Devil, an ancient quarry or just plain old erosion, this enigmatic rock pillar rises 28 feet from the hillside.

Giant statue of a disembodied head.

Enormous terracotta heads of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip can be seen on the side of the road to Windsor.

The world's only flying boat museum honors a small Irish village that sent 20th-century aviation to new heights.

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

This concept building is the UK's first attempt at making a permanent structure of nothing but trash.

The remains of the oldest synagogue in Britain lay forgotten for seven centuries, hidden under a humble shop.

Belfast's namesake river still winds below the city center, hidden from sight.

Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

This memorial honors the first British soldier killed by enemy action on home soil during World War I.

A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.

Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

A hidden bathhouse in one of Stockholm's oldest and busiest neighborhoods is open to anyone who can find it.

Stuck in the middle of a modern Madrid city block are the remains of a 19th century sports complex.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

A five-square-mile slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa.

A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”

Abandoned Nazi train station turned underground astroparticle laboratory.