Places alecbaechle Wants to Go

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

This abandoned radar station from the Cold War era now only broadcasts a seriously ominous air of isolation.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.

The head of a legendary lumberjack watches over a river in Maine.

If a visit to this farmhouse feels as if you are stepping into an artistic masterpiece, you’d be right.

This remote museum highlights the island’s impressive creative legacy.

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

Feast on cuttlefish ink-stained paella by the beach.

It’s Christmas every day at Barcelona’s oldest restaurant.

Dunk your churros in rich hot chocolate on the city’s old “Chocolate Street.”

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

A once-secret library of Freemason history in Catalonia.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.

The little church's beautifully frescoed ceiling has earned it the nickname “the Sistine Chapel of Madrid.”

The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.

This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.

The oldest operating roller coaster of its kind, the Montaña Suiza has been thrilling riders since 1928.