Places Ruben Stemple Wants to Go

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

One of the world’s largest living advertisements is made out of pine trees.

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

A thriving surf community exists in relative remoteness along the former boundary between North and South Korea.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

The tombstone of the founder of the lost town of Ogletown is now stuck inside a traffic median.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

This mysterious pig iron pillar does not rust, despite being weathered by the elements for centuries.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.

The darkest building on Earth was built for the snow-white scenery of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.