Places Shiv Wants to Go

A massive bridge forms part of an aqueduct that was deemed an architectural wonder of its time.

This massive, Edo Period, coin-shaped sand painting is believed to be a source of great luck.

This public elevator links the lower city to the upper city of Salvador.

Over 600 vacuum cleaners stack the shelves of what may be the cleanest museum in America.

A museum devoted to osteopathy and its creator, Andrew Still.

Who said a biker bar is no place for a taxidermy squirrel collection?

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

This bed and breakfast is steeped in history and offers guests a unique way to experience nature—glass igloos on a frozen lake.

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

In the right conditions a wall of water up to five feet tall flows upstream against the current on the River Trent.

A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.

This rare aquatic phenomenon is one of the more accessible tidal bores in Morecambe Bay.

The ruins of this medieval castle on a foggy hill tell the story of a once-mighty empire.

This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.

A functioning Roman-era aqueduct and bridge in rural southwest France.

This quirky little private museum is home to more than a thousand stones, carved by nature, that resemble human faces.

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

One of Antoni Gaudí's least-visited works, an homage to Catalan patrimony that mixes neo-Gothic with Modernista forms.

A controversial blue hoop has been puzzling freeway drivers since 2013.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.