Places Ruben Stemple Wants to Go

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

It's a mystery as to why this inland village chose the dolphin as its symbol.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

A replica of the straw hut where Vladimir Lenin lived in hiding, disguised as a hay farmer, in 1917.

An unusual collection of self-made musical instruments and unique noises.

A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.

The museum houses one of the world's largest collections of glass paperweights.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

Two dozen pinball games hidden away inside a most unlikely location.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

This public library and its impressive collection of academic books have not changed since the 17th century.

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.

The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.

The Australian terminal of the Pacific Cable that linked the continent to North America.

This street has over a half-dozen names, all at once.

This overlooked museum houses an amazing collection of rare, antique typewriters.