Places steffiweirdtalk Wants to Go

One of the few Civil War monuments to honor a specific enlisted soldier.

A pentagram-covered shrine dedicated to a famed court astrologer known in the west as the Merlin of Japan.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This museum celebrates dogs through unusual stories from their owners.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

An Illinois prairie preserve where the real show begins after sunset.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witches—before a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

One of the U.K's earliest public water supplies is within the "plague village."

This 8-foot Anglo-Saxon cross is a rare surviving example of Mercian craftsmanship.

Where a demonstration led to equal rights for one of California's most marginalized communities.

This 11th-century Cistercian abbey was once seized by Henry VIII.