Places Shiv Wants to Go

See Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge from a perspective usually off-limits to the public, and float the upper part of the Black Canyon National Water Trail.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

This group of small islands on Lake Nicaragua formed after an eruption of the Mombacho volcano.

A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.

Featuring Torres Strait Islander cuisine and Australia's first indigenous bar.

An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.

Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!

This massive sculptural work outside of Paris was four decades in the making—and it's still not quite complete.

This large artificial waterfall in Washington state was merely an incidental byproduct of a technological megaproject.

This Neolithic stone circle is the most complete of its kind in Scotland.

Located along historic Route 66, this former gas station has been restored and converted into a museum filled with vintage motorcycles.

An impressive piece of infrastructure that seems outsized when considering it serves an island with a population of less than 300.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

This Neolithic-era complex boasts standing stones, a cairn, and the only henge in Western Scotland.

Ado Awaye Mountain and the unique lake that sits near its peak are shrouded in ancient legends.

This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.

This massive Maya archaeological site is home to the tallest man-made structure in Belize.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

A mysterious, weather-beaten bus lies on the coast of Harris, enticing the curious to investigate.

Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.

This collection of ancient structures makes up part of the largest group of prehistoric earthworks in Britain.

This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.