Places Ruben Stemple Wants to Go

An ingenious solution to a tricky engineering problem, this spiraling bridge takes drivers for a dizzying spin.

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

A museum preserving one company’s history of preserving food.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

This small collection in the back of a shop is the only oddities museum in Saskatoon.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

The family compound and final resting place for the philosopher, Confucius, and over 100,000 of his descendants.

Its vast collection of wondrous gadgets details the fascinating history of information technology.

This striking steel sculpture transforms environmental data into art.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

A world-class theater sits hidden in this remote town in West Iceland.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.

The world's largest Our Lady of Guadalupe statue overlooks this Ohio sanctuary.

Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.