Places rbenn250 Wants to Go

A fort of historic failures where the island's colonial powers first collided.

Henri Matisse's final masterpiece.

This ancient Han dynasty-era tomb is Hong Kong's oldest known structure.

Learn about puppetry and get a chance to make your own puppet.

Nine healing baths available only to those who stay in this quaint town, said to have inspired 'Spirited Away.'

This unfinished sculpture, once loathed by locals, ultimately earned their affection.

A chapel quietly preserves the remains of Father Damien, who devoted his life to caring for leprosy patients.

A shrine for a once-beloved historic figure, whose mythology has been discredited.

This 12-foot bronze statue pays tribute to his early days in Kentucky.

Five mysterious spheres in the wall of a church that puzzle Málaga’s locals.

A Roman amphitheatre turned meeting spot for witches.

One of the four clock faces on this church is mismatched, in a nod to a historic slight.

Where a neoclassical sculptor rests at the heart of the museum devoted to him.

Legend says that these centuries-old trees, which pre-date their nearby church, were planted by monks.

Ancient rock art, depicting daily Omani life.

A faithful reconstruction of what was once the only window into Japan.

The remains of a 13th-century Norman fortress, largely destroyed by an explosive renovation.

The largest memorial to the Armenian Genocide in the United States.

Unusual carved mural of “barefoot diva” Cesária Évora, icon of Cape Verdean morna music.

The largest open-air museum in southern Europe, where nature and contemporary art exist in harmony.

Among the large beech trees of Lanarkshire, Scotland, lies this abandoned cemetery.

A controversial “crumpet”-shaped museum tries its best to blend in with surrounding parkland.

It could once load ships with tons of coal in an hour before its closing in 1952.

A park of winding trails and archaeological sites, offering a rare connection to Quito’s pre-Hispanic past.