Places Sputnicktatorship Wants to Go

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

35,000 grape hyacinths flow like water down a garden hill.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

Site of a famous 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community, now abandoned.

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.

This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

This 11th-century structure is one of the oldest churches in Romania.

Religious structure known for its sculpted details.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.

Home of the first female Hungarian poet, where her secret writing lay hidden for over a century.

This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

Once the legendary capital of the Dacian Kingdom, this city has been reduced to mere ruins.

A spooky spot along the road where things mysteriously seem to move uphill by themselves.

Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.

The growing stones of Romania.

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.