Places RHF Wants to Go

The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.

The Sun King's military models, saved from the Louvre.

A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.

The world's oldest model village.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.

Nearly 40 miles and 1,000 years of limestone mines under Denmark.

These mysterious circular formations are actually remnants of 19th century gristmills.

This former coal mine, now a fascinating museum, was the site of Belgium's worst mining disaster.

A museum entirely dedicated to the evolution of mining lamps.

This site is both a remarkable reminder of the town's mining history and a fantastic government blooper.

Rainwater transformed this old quarry into a peaceful pond you won't find in most tourist books.

Once a meeting point for Swahili slave traders, this ancient tree is now a monument to those killed by the slave trade.

For centuries, this gold mine was the powerhouse behind the Tokugawa Shogunate.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

Peak named for an old man who liked to run in the nude.

This historic bridge has weathered fires and floods and still stands, now abandoned, where it has stood since 1874.

This Little Rock legend has survived decades of rowdy crowds, three fires, and a zombie wedding.

Yup, that's where the name came from.

Everything in this miniature world was handmade from matches, paperclips, wires, tin cans, and other everyday objects.

Mobsters came for a soak in the hot springs, and stayed for the illegal gambling and bootlegging.

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

Legend has it this spring formed at the spot where a medieval Swedish king was killed.