Places userbrent Wants to Go

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This colonial-era hospital chapel is now a foyer and side entrance to a popular department store.

One of the oldest and largest Buddhist structures in the Americas, located in a peaceful forest outside Mexico City.

This upscale restaurant specializing in Michoacán cuisine serves sauces tied to important life events.

This former 17th-century church now houses a university's public library along with several mural masterworks.

One of the world’s largest cave systems houses legends, concerts, and wondrous rock formations alike.

Local lore claims this rocky cape hides a lost Aztec treasure.

Climb through the life of a Mexican hero as you ascend a 130-foot statue.

This modern theatre is housed inside a convent constructed more than 300 years ago.

This 16th-century church now has a heavenly second life as a cultural hub of Pátzcuaro.

This church devoted to Mexico's "dead saint" is a festive celebration of a formerly hidden religious figure.

This centuries-old mine remained hidden beneath a hotel bar until 2013.

The jewel of the museum is a rare tumulus, a funeral decoration from the 18th century.

Preserving the memory of the narrow railroads that once crisscrossed the state of Maine.

A stunning medieval castle houses this eclectic, interactive tribute to all things wine.

A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.

Once the hunting reserve of a noble family, this is one of the few remnants of Pleistocene planitial forest in northern Italy that still stands.