Places aislan13 Wants to Go

This conical hill was built as a testing ground for an engineer known as the Glider King.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

This bike path traverses the treetops.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

This 165-foot water tower has been supplying the residents of Varel with drinking water for more than a century.

An enormous Polaroid picture adds an artistic flair to Rotterdam.

A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.

A grassy pyramid named after a French battle.

A true Valhalla for cactus and succulent lovers.

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.

The grounds and buildings of an old wood pulp mill have been transformed into an innovative art park and museum.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

One of Hollywood's most iconic actresses was born in an upscale Brussels neighborhood in 1929.

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."