Places silentcompass Wants to Go

The façade of Soviet Azerbaijan's state printing house is shaped like an open book, inlaid with writing systems from Egyptian hieroglyphs to a Mayan calendar.

This is a century-old World War defence bunker which was ruined and condemned, and is now restored and re-purposed as a 'Living History' asset.

Since 1877, the characters of Sir Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe” have been keeping time in this Leeds arcade.

Raised catwalk walk through the trees alongside a river starting from an abandoned and colorful pumping station.

A 5,000-pound fiberglass channel catfish perches on the banks of the Red River, occasionally taking a swim when spring floodwaters rise.

Likely the most colorful in the metro network, this mosaic was installed back in 1995.

The oldest museum in Mumbai.

Austin’s first public mural is a 50-year-old psychedelic time capsule where armadillos, musicians, outlaws and local legends hide an entire city’s history in plain sight.

A station imagined at the speed of light, where familiar fixtures slip out of place.

Once a sanctuary for Honolulu’s queer community, this legendary landmark is in the heart of Waikiki.

This genuine, blood red Jolly Roger was captured off the North African coast in 1790 by Admiral Richard Curry.

A popular East Bay hiking trail houses the ruins of a sanitarium that was destroyed in a blaze 50 years ago.

At one of Oslo’s most-visited buildings, few notice the painting that has mocked its architect for 70 years.

A monorail that was built to serve a new development but technical problems, lack of users, and a pandemic caused it to be closed and abandoned.

Harvey Milk's (the first openly gay person elected to public office in California) camera shop is now a queer community hub that celebrates his legacy and San Francisco's LGBTQ+ history, past and present.

Cushing was one of the founders of the United States and his grave is located in a tiny, odd, tucked-away state park with very little signage.

A 1600-year-old church carved into the rock, with painted frescoes from 900.

This beloved piece of street art mysteriously vanished, only to reappear in its original location after some much-needed TLC.

Converted into a time capsule-like museum, these terrace houses depict the living conditions of working class tenants from various eras.

A surviving Klondike Gold Rush-era log cabin that was dismantled log by log to save it, and can still be stayed in today.

As the Royal Family's jam supplier, this museum displays relics from the two world wars, farm equipment, a four legged chick, and other curiosities.

It is the oldest remaining stairway William Penn created to give Philadelphia citizens access to the port area.

A bronze memorial to Tallinn’s most famous, and most elusive, stray dog, erected while he was still alive.

A late 4th-century BC archaeological wonder located just outside the suburbs of Thessaloniki, Greece.