Places Ruben Stemple Wants to Go

The leathery remains of a woman who died in the 13th century now lie in a church named for her.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

The northernmost truck stop in the United States.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

What better place to learn about the beautiful game than an actual soccer ball-shaped building?

The world's tallest circular building is loaded with symbolism, but many just see a big donut.

This curious sculpture represents the perseverance needed to take to the skies.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

This sculpture honors a long-beloved English comic strip in the main character's hometown.

A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.

This unique abacus hanging in the Technical University of Munich actually tells the time.

This postmodern apartment block was designed to be a vertical neighborhood.

This World War II-era bunker is now packed with posters and props from movies and TV shows filmed nearby.

The only certified Trappist brewery outside of Europe hides in the central Massachusetts hills.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”

One of Canada's tiniest museums tackles the world's largest turtle.

A legendary boxing venue and ring featured in Rocky V.

This former hydraulic laboratory is now a woodland dotted with old engineering models.

The world's first purpose-built indoor shopping mall opened in Sweden in 1955.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

A giant concrete churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.