Places riedermarcus Wants to Go

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

A canopy trail with sweeping views and a giant tunnel slide.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

The U.S. Fish Commission’s effort to mass produce carp.

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

Daredevil repair workers can worm their way out the access hatch, loop ropes over the apex and rappel down the monument.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A large wave-cut arch in limestone, carved by Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, is perched atop a ridge.

Iron Age grave stones and Viking burials, a short drive from Gothenburg.

A stone in Wolin, Poland, marks the possible location of a legendary Viking fortress.

This burial mound is said to be the final resting place of Russia's first Viking ruler, Oleg of Novogrod.

This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.

The longest pedestrian tunnel in the world.

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

This museum, which had to relocate in 2014 after being devastated by a storm at sea, houses the best collection of cephalopods in Asturias.

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Home of the world-famous coyote-teeth dentures.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.