Places wintermuteway Wants to Go

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

One of the largest bamboo bridges in Asia, located right next to a bamboo school.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

Historical etchings such as “Miserable, wild, distracted 1350" and “The Archdeacon is an ass.”

This mysterious pig iron pillar does not rust, despite being weathered by the elements for centuries.

A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.

Centuries of human activity have forged an eerie landscape of ruins and craters on an exposed and windswept hilltop.

This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

For over 75 years, this cute stone statue has warmed the hearts of San Antonio.