Places abigaylerasmussen Wants to Go

A beautiful gorge filled with streams and waterfalls.

Bring out your dead (saints that have been festooned and bejeweled, so that we can parade them around the town)!

This cheeky statue of a man defecating gold coins graces the facade of a medieval guildhall.

Sausages, schnitzel, and weiners.

The remnants of a fictional Viking village film set now serve as an educational and historical hotspot.

Medieval ruins on a tiny island amid a flooded lake offer romantic respite to lovers seeking privacy.

One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."

Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?

First museum dedicated to the research and history of Epilepsy.

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

The jaw of one of humankind's earliest ancestors on display at an overlooked geology museum.

Over 12,000 hygiene oriented objects and exhibits.

A century-long search for a church that was never there.

The Suurhusen church tower in Germany leans over farther than the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

Beer lovers thirsty for knowledge can now visit a museum devoted to the world's largest hop-growing region.

The world's first and only museum dedicated to dachshunds.

A graveyard and memorial chapel for victims of leprosy.

A tiny basalt mountain with an observation tower overlooking the beautiful Bavarian countryside.

These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.

This magnificent church allows travelers along one of Germany's busiest roadways a chance to rest and reflect.

The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.

This unique medieval artwork featuring the story of the Antichrist remained lost for decades.