Places Alan Newman Wants to Go

Legend has it that a Dutch fisherman lost control of his Shetland pony and tumbled from this cliff.

This memorial celebrates the legacy of the British-Norwegian resistance movement during World War II.

This public library still showcases its former life as a 19th-century church.

The unexpected mascot of Shetland's capital.

This small but lovely sinkhole lake is the last remnant of a great prehistoric water basin.

A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.

The much-loved protagonist of famed Argentinian comics can be found sitting on a park bench.

Two of the few remaining life-sized Greek bronzes were submerged in the sea for over 2,000 years.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

An abandoned building that once tightened a power line that stretched across Messina Strait.

Climb the dead electric pylons of Messina.

Once used to calculate the various levels around the country.

"Alleys of Stone" form natural mazes in Spanish natural park.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

Why does this Italian coastal city have a statue of a 17th-century samurai?

A memorial dedicated to a tragic World War II aviation accident.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.

There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

This building played host to some of the most influential minds of the Industrial Revolution and now serves as a reminder of the influence of Northern coalfields.

This enormous sardine in the Segura River pays tribute to an annual post-Lent tradition.

A monument dedicated in memory of the over 100,000 civilian deaths during the liberation of Manila in World War II.

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.