Places alessandralee Wants to Go

One of the oldest suspension bridges in the world blends in perfectly with a medieval castle.

In the middle of a Welsh field, a replica of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is made out of living branches.

Wander along roughly a mile of paths in what may be the world's largest forest labyrinth.

This towering, fire-breathing dragon guards a community’s buried treasure.

These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

A rare octagonal brick beacon on an isolated island in the Baltic.

This restaurant combines two Finnish traditions in one place: warm-weather relaxation and outdoor carpet-cleaning.

Fortifications built for a Soviet invasion that never came now sit abandoned in a losing battle against nature.

On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.

These lakeside pictographs were some of the first pieces of prehistoric artwork found in Finland.

This former hospital was once one of the oldest mental health facilities in Europe.

These large stone piles are ancient burial sites.

Hundreds of signs pointing to the birthplaces of current Helsinki residents form stalactites on the ceiling of the cave-like Kamppi metro station.

This island castle now hosts a world-famous opera festival.

Visit Finnish architect Matti Suuronen's first UFO-shaped home.

Dedicated to the man who saved hundreds of children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.

Tiny communists hammer away on the Olomouc Astronomical Clock.

An old asylum graveyard that's been abandoned for half a century attracts those seeking a dark thrill.

An Orwellian sculpture with eyeball cameras watches passersby.

The largest manmade caves in Europe now function as a motorbike club's headquarters.

A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.