Places scoutboy Wants to Go

This ancient stone bridge is a hub for daredevils.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

This Norman castle has been the scene of assassination plots, religious persecution, and Nazi conspiracies throughout its long history.

This old Victorian bathhouse is fed by an ancient spring.

Not far from Madrid, a set of perfectly preserved trenches date back to the Spanish Civil War.

One of the highest Roman forts in Britain is set amid dramatic scenery on a notoriously difficult road.

A Neolithic celestial calendar standing in a nondescript wheat field.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

A medieval house adorned with enigmatic carvings, including one of a man displaying his masculine attributes.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

The remains of three different ancient civilizations have been found at this rich archaeological site.

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.

A relic of medieval punishment marks the center of this quintessential English village.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

A charmingly unusual prefabricated metal church designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.