Places Ruben Stemple Wants to Go

Among the cliffs of the Elora Gorge is an oft-overlooked piece of celebratory graffiti.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.

At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.

This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.

The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.

This mini version of the famous Bohemian castle was lovingly built by a Czech immigrant and mineworker.

This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.

This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.

A homemade anatomical collection of medical anomalies and accidental catastrophes.

A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

A mesmerizing sculpture marks the site where the activist was arrested after evading capture for 17 months.

The world's largest bust sculpture celebrates the Hindu deity, Shiva.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.

A bizarre stone beast lurks on the beach of a popular tourist island.

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.

In the ancient Woolley Woods, an art project promises access to new worlds.