Places Jared Steed Wants to Go

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.

Abandoned blockhouses from Nazi Germany's Atlantic Wall erode into the sea on a French beach.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

This vineyard was the site of the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade.

Robot jockeys ride their humped mounts to victory as part of a 21st-century twist on an ancient desert sport.

An early-20th-century "dacha" village of quaint cottages curiously located in a modern part of Moscow.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.

This memorial honors the first British soldier killed by enemy action on home soil during World War I.

A tiny memorial for the year the Connecticut River almost destroyed New England.

Three abandoned missile silos are hiding in plain sight behind a suburban development in Maryland.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

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

A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

The fountains of the U.S. Navy Memorial are annually salted with water from the Seven Seas as part of a nautical ritual.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

The U.S. Army's giant warehouse of war art includes Hitler’s watercolors and Norman Rockwell oil paintings.