Places Ruben Stemple Wants to Go

This natural history museum houses one of the world's largest rat kings, a terrifying jumble of tangled rodents.

A collection of artifacts from two worldwide industries that called Endicott, NY home.

The highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore looks like a series of undulating waves rising between two public parks.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.

This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.

A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.

The collection of intricate sculptures includes one carved from a mammoth's tusk

It's a mystery how these curious columns wound up in an Edinburgh suburb.

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.

An incredibly well-preserved barbershop from the 1920s was transformed into a tiny local museum.

Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.

The final resting place of Harriet Tubman and other famous historical figures.

This strange portrayal of the state's first lieutenant-governor literally stands on its head.

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

An abandoned anti-smuggling station decays along the boundary between Portugal and Spain.

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

The narrowest street in Paris.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

A tribute to all the green-thumbed workers who tend London’s public parks and gardens.

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

At this sweet shop, the descendants of a royal chef serve up the fudge-like dessert his ancestor invented for a king.

For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.