Places Sputnicktatorship Wants to Go

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.

One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

A little known Colombian theme park of giant curiosities.

This ancient walled garden turns fog into food.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Also known as "Hell Alley," this tiny street in Imola gained its name in a bloody episode in the 16th-century.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.