Places Ruben Stemple Wants to Go

The cave holds a spectacular array of stalactites and stalagmites, including one shaped like a giant human heart.

An archaeological museum at the Aztec pyramid displays signs of the New Fire ritual performed every 52 years.

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.

A spoke-tacular artwork constructed from recycled bicycle rims.

The extensive relics of an ancient Roman and Phoenician fish processing plant hide in a town park.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

The marshy karst plain has reclaimed this beautiful 17th-century church.

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

Part of an abandoned19th-century fortress hides in plain sight inside a modern office building.

The powerful party began with a secret meeting in this shikumen in 1921.

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.

This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.

At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.

An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.

An exact replica of Bill Clinton's childhood home stands within a resort in Japan.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

This beautiful waterfall is not easy to reach, but offers a stunning view of the pristine green valley.

This plaque marks the spot where the first crossing guards helped get kids safely to school.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.