Places Ruben Stemple Wants to Go

Myanmar's beautiful cemetery for Allied soldiers who perished during World War II.

All that remains of a Japanese fishing vessel that ran aground in 1982.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

The smallest country in the world.

Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.

An unrecognized micronation declared by Greenpeace to protect the glaciers of Chile.

This micronation's flag honors its favorite drink, Kaffegöken, or "cuckoo-coffee."

The California secessionist movement has its own foreign embassy, in Russia of all places.

An unrecognized nation-state created in the 1820s to avoid taxes.

A 550-square-meter micro-nation off the coast of Britain.

Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.

This secluded walking trail is a hidden gem of a Pittsburgh park.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.

The world's largest private telescope collection hides in a secret wing of a Dutch auto museum.

Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.

Legend has it that this large rock maze in Sweden was created as punishment by the daughter of a wealthy captain.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

A soon-to-be-forgotten roadside spectacle loaded with local lore.

The taxidermy remains of the mighty beast made famous by a Crocodile Dundee film.

Tucked away between two 19th-century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre.