Places A.M. Brune Wants to Go

This ominous Albanian fortress houses tanks and downed planes as a reminder of their victories over Western imperialism.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

A museum showcasing the life of "Buffalo Bill"

Grant Wood painted some of his most famous works of art at this studio.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

Step back in time while shopping inside this local store.

This hand-carved wooden carousel in the Story City North Park was built in 1913.

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

This seemingly charming home memorializes and honors the victims of a century-old unsolved murder.

In rural Iowa, an imported 19th-century windmill overlooks an unlikely enclave of Danish culture.

The only museum in the world dedicated to the history of sprint car racing, next to one of the country's most historic dirt tracks.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

Traveling collection of amazing automata.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.

The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.