Places stefanmarquart Wants to Go

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

Building this tragically pointless stone barrier cost the lives of the prisoners made to build it.

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

This Portuguese bullring is built right into the caldera of an island volcano.

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

This punny mirror of another Wisconsin attraction is exactly what it sounds like.

Derelict buildings are all that remain of a complex at the site of one of the worst mining disasters in Montana history.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

This tiny historic jail along Route 66 is the perfect fit for exactly one criminal and their partner-in-crime.

Manhattan and the Bronx have been playing tug-of-war over this former island neighborhood for more than a century.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.

First known as the "Sample House," this construction mash-up was meant to be a living catalogue of building styles.

Oslo's historic toboggan run has been letting thrill seekers slide from train stop to train stop for over a century.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.

A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.