Places Ruben Stemple Wants to Go

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.

For over 100 years the most important physicists in the world have autographed this university wall.

This giant glowing "beanpole" adds much-needed pops of color to an otherwise drab power plant.

A small 19th-century graveyard tucked away in the middle of a suburban neighborhood.

A nearly 25-foot concrete sculpture of Sylvette, Picasso's muse.

This Roman amphitheatre was also the location of the first gladiator school.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

A plaque hidden in the law faculty at Leiden University honors the first scientist to make liquid helium.

The steel cable lets adventurers zoom between two mountain towns at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

This small fort played a huge role defending Puerto Rico’s capital city.

A solitary lighthouse in Spain was an inspiration to the great Jules Verne.

These hellish-looking cliffs in the Canadian Arctic have been burning for centuries.

A relic of the old jail still stands in its original location.

This public toilet built in the famous Amsterdam School architectural style is a Dutch national monument.

A 12-foot sculpture serves as a constant reminder of the importance of protecting and restoring the Boardman River.   

A clerical error gave rise to this imaginary micronation in the southwestern corner of Estonia.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

A collection of machines designed to break things for science.

Just saying the name of this town out loud is said to bring bad luck.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

Cornish legend says these ancient circles were people turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday.