Places stefanmarquart Wants to Go

The middle finger of modernity.

In the land of the Light Brigade stands a testament to the Cold War.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Smoked mummies housed in mountainside caves.

A decommissioned submarine base makes a great space for graffiti art.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

An abandoned aircraft sits submerged in a lake in the Alaska wilderness.

This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

This 80-year old mannequin is so lifelike it is believed to be an embalmed corpse.

The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.

A long abandoned hospital building on the outskirts of NYC.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.

An engraved boulder marks the spot where Patsy Cline's life ended in a plane crash.

A progressive LGBTQ hub offers dancing, HIV testing, art, and more.