Places ProstheticShrew Wants to Go

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

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

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A collection of nearly 5,000 yokai-themed toys, sculptures, and more, dating from the 1700s to the present day.

Discover the car that once belonged to the King of Nepal in a former Soviet-era taxi park.

A wide array of locomotives call this outdoor museum home.

Rub it for a bit of good luck.

A miraculous three-handed portrait of a saint can be found inside this church.

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Legend has it that Napoleon Bonaparte fell in love with this Gothic church.

A collection of historical engines and rolling stock from throughout Riga's rich railway history.

A Latvian rescuer who saved countless lives during World War II.

A monument to the grand synagogue that stood in this space before Nazis burned it down.

A small museum contains one of the largest collections of ethnic and traditional headgear in the world.