Places Sputnicktatorship Wants to Go

A musical instrument played by the sea.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

Found down a long dirt road, a sacred Mexican cenote and 18th-century hacienda remain hidden.

Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.

One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.

Take a dip beneath the stalactites in this amazing cenote.

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

Explore the evolution of printing technology, from cuneiform to Kindle.

This New York estate was designed to resemble a medieval Scottish castle.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

Erected in 1697 this Philadelphia bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge and perhaps the oldest stone bridge in the United States.

Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.