Places Adaa Wants to Go

Wars fought and wars won are remembered by these abandoned bunker ruins.

This Soviet-era "closed town" was a top secret uranium producer often left off of maps.

This region of Slovakia boasts some of the most plentiful opal mines in the world.

The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

Specimens collected by the author of "Lolita" and self-taught lepidopterist are exhibited in his childhood home.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

The manor house where the Polish composer spent childhood summer holidays is now a museum and concert hall.

The two abandoned overpasses are among the largest bridges in Poland.

A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.

Boats must transform into railroad cars to navigate this Polish canal.

This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.

A haunting deserted hotel is a favorite with artists and photographers.

A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.

These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.

A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.

This Communist-era residential block is one of the longest residential building in Europe.