Places rbenn250 Wants to Go

A campy fiberglass statue welcomes visitors to this small town in central California.

Where hand-pressed burgers meet low-flying planes — a 1950s drive-in shack at the end of an active runway in the Columbia River Gorge, with Mount Hood on one side and Mount Adams on the other.

One of the world’s largest suspended aquariums, located in Dubai Mall.

Centuries before masks and sanitizer, Oslo’s oldest public monument remembers its last plague dead.

The old Workhouse in Ripon was the last resort for the poor of the district from 1834 until the birth of the British welfare state in the mid 20th century. It is now a poignant museum reminding us of the harshness of the Victorian poor law regime.

Montana’s first and only Alpine coaster.

Gustave Eiffel's masterpiece until the Eiffel Tower was built.

A derelict hunting lodge that was once the site of aristocratic debauchery.

Formally known as American Statesmanship Park, this roadside collection of eighteen-foot presidential busts and Texas statesmen is located only minutes away from the former studio of Houston sculptor David Adickes.

A breathtaking mountain peak offering panoramic Himalayan views after a scenic forest hike through pine-covered trails and flower-filled meadows.

A small chapel is the oldest permanent building in a megacity of 18 million.

Once silenced for being off-key, this bell has found a new voice as an interactive public artwork.

An art museum dedicated to the sculptor Barbara Hepworth, but it is by no means restricted to her work.

It stands out for its elegant white neoclassical design and twin bell towers that define Maputo’s skyline and make it one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks.

A remarkable collection of the machines which this industrial city was dependent upon for both commerce and domestic life.

Hong Kong’s lone surviving ancient pagoda dates back to the 14th century.

A giant coin serves as a very unusual yet creative monument commemorating one of the most important people in the history of Trieste.

A local workshop makes Japanese-style paper out of everything from papyrus to pineapple leaves.

This iconic building , which is very evocative of the county of Cheshire, is a genuine gem of Tudor, black and white, timber-framed architecture .

An antiquarian horologist’s mysterious home in Old Goucher.

An ancient Namibian rock pictograph of a white lady is actually a man.

The very rock that killed the stonemason marks his grave.

An outdoor spiritual site where a strange acoustic phenomenon creates a powerful, hollow echo when you speak from the center of a mosaic circle.

A 28-exhibit museum about the history, culture, and oddities of money. Visitors stand in a cash shower, try to crack a vault, and discover what it's like to barter when no money is allowed.