Places wlongson23 Wants to Go

Old signage above the doors of a church with an amusing backstory.

Largely unknown designer of the Jefferson nickel, one of the most iconic coins in U.S. history.

Celebrating the cultural heritage of Kansas’s premier cowtown.

Among Europe’s most spectacular Ice Age painted caves still accessible today.

Cross towering trestles and tunnels on a historic canyon rail trail.

One of the world’s oldest surviving convict prisons, once the scene of daring escapes and riots.

A celebration of Norwegian independence, or public art gone wrong?

Burgers and fries in the shadow of a dreaded Nazi symbol.

Evidence of a bullet that nearly killed King Charles I—or is it?

A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.

A Portuguese museum display features a bizarre assortment of objects.

Riga’s historic porcelain industry is preserved in this small, hidden museum.

Nobody knows what this saucer-like ancient Egyptian object was for.

Scandinavia’s largest shop dedicated to anything carbonated.

A former execution site with ornate rock carvings of mysterious origin.

The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.

Immersive exhibitions track Saint Petersburg’s past and present.

Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.

A river runs beneath you while walking along this elevated linear park.

In a cemetery full of holy men, mobsters, and haunted graves, among the most remarkable graves an ordinary husband and wife's spinning headstone.

A trove of history focused on Marks & Spencer, the British department store.

This is the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler Vlad III Dracul.

A haunted outpost in Moldova, where guards are said to have fired at a ghostly figure.

A dilapidated Victorian mansion sits in the middle of a Virginia golf course.