Places Sternenfeuer Wants to Go

See reconstructed Spitfires and other World War II-era planes in a hangar originally used by the Royal Air Force.

A memorial dedicated to a traveling circus elephant killed by a lightning strike in 1972.

The easternmost point of Hawai'i plays a prominent role in local legends and is home to a lighthouse that survived a lava flow.

This 39-foot-tall version of a Hopi figure stands in Arizona.

An abstract sculpture that will be a work in progress for the next 1,000 years.

Pay your respects to a country that only existed for a few weeks.

This sprawling oasis of green in the middle of the city has a vast collection of beautiful flora.

Population: three people, two dogs, and one old grouch.

A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

This park commemorates the birthplace and legacy of the brothers who authored a song that has come to be known as the Black National Anthem.

This cliffside memorial marks the final resting place of a lonely violinist.

This grave remembers the beloved canine companion of soldiers far from home.

These are probably the most beautifully crafted toilets you've ever seen.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

This sculpture is dedicated to a local therapy dog who later became the official mascot of the 126th Boston Marathon.

An artificial cave littered with semi-precious stones waiting to be picked up.

This California town keeps a graveyard of its retired, decorated fire hydrants.

The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.

The tallest stone dam in Poland was opened by Kaiser Wilhelm II himself.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

Once the longest swing bridge in Europe.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.