Places alanstrang Wants to Go

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.

A collection of artworks exclusively created by the mentally ill that was almost burned by Nazi culture police.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.

An underground network of massive stone arches and their skylit vaults support ruins of portico structures above.

This elevator was built in 1907 to connect two neighborhoods separated by a steep, rocky cliff.

In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.

In the city forest of Augsburg are oval, artificial ponds formed from a World War II bombing campaign.

Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

A unique housing complex born from the aftermath of the Greek Civil War.

An important example of architectural history slowly decays in the city center.

This disused Cold War bunker has been restored to all of its early 60s glory.

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

The world’s first dedicated cloud observation platform.

This L.A. fixture has been serving hot dogs out of a giant hot dog since 1946.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

One of the last surviving buildings of a once large and thriving Chinatown.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.