Places White Rat Wants to Go

This burial pyramid in central Ireland is thousands of miles and thousands of years away from its Egyptian inspiration.

Though they've since been renamed, these two streets hint at Dublin's darker days.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

Hundreds of preserved dinosaur footprints can be found along a hiking trail in this small village.

This line of 12 tower mills described in the story of Don Quixote is among the most iconic landscapes in Spain.

A darkly erotic open-air statuary in Catalonia.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

Blue-green pools and smooth stones comprise one of Spain’s most idyllic hidden wonders.

An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.

A breathtaking canyon offers stunning views and frightful pathways through an ecological paradise.

Devastated landscape used for hundreds of years by the Romans as their primary mining site.

"Alleys of Stone" form natural mazes in Spanish natural park.

This quaint Spanish village agreed to be painted blue as a marketing stunt but found that they preferred it that way.

Earth's rocky history has rarely glittered so brightly as it does in this Spanish museum.

A science fiction-inspired apartment building designed by a famous Spanish architect.

Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.

One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.