Places Ruben Stemple Wants to Go

The only surviving piece of a submarine said to be the most decorated vessel in U.S. history.

CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.

This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.

Two pillars set 10 paces apart commemorate the "last notable American duel."

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

An old drug store full of mortars and pestles, pill-making machines, and medicines reputed to cure most any illness.

An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

This 12-foot-tall T-rex is the largest K’Nex skeleton sculpture in the world.

The gorgeous murals at this open-air museum form the largest street art collective in Chile.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

A startling, centuries-old subterranean marvel hides in plain sight.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

A small and quirky museum hidden inside a fence.

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

Installed as a beacon of hope for a hurricane-racked island, the statue had to be moved multiple times due to the eroding coast.