Places Ruben Stemple Wants to Go

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.

This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.

Colorful concentric circles honor a small Croatian town's supposed spot at the nucleus of it all.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

An artist sees trees as a medium for sculpture.

A distinctive former power plant turned university lecture hall looks like it could make you breakfast.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

This grisly headstone doesn’t seem to be resting in peace.

This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.

A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.

The 1,000-year-old abbey is the birthplace of modern musical notation.

An abandoned quarry hides an open-air gallery of huge sculptures, some made from the rubble of 9/11.

This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.

A city block packed with whimsical sculptures that seem to be plucked from a tiled fantasy world.