Places allisonj Wants to Go

A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.

This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.

Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

This lone pillar is all that remains of a 19th-century asylum.

An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.

For better or worse, this whimsical sculpture garden was a favorite place of Rupert Murdoch's.

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

Wander among free-roaming storks at the sanctuary that helped save them from local extinction.

The birthplace of the builder of the Statue of Liberty is now a museum dedicated to his work.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

By standing on a particular paving stone in the courtyard, you'll hear an echo that shouldn't be.

Spiral alpine structure provides an alternative experience of viewing the Matterhorn.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.