Places Bangalf Wants to Go

A NATO bombing took the lives of 16 civilians in 1999—the ruins remain in the center of Belgrade.

A hidden gem to enjoy nature in its purest form.

A neglected spomenik overlooking the beautiful Kopaonik Mountains.

Belgrade’s oldest restaurant has a rather unusual name.

When this monument to Slovenia's national poet was erected, it's said to have sparked the ire of nearby church authorities.

Slovenia's first mosque is a striking mix of Islamic and modernist architecture.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A cemetery for Slovenian notables also serves as a popular recreation space.

This building has two facades of clashing architectural designs.

An all-American grocery store in Paris sells U.S. "cuisine" like Pop-Tarts and Heinz ketchup to homesick ex-pats.

This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

This factory made "health corsets" that were a step towards liberating women's bodies.

The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

A few stone foundations and an old graveyard are all that is left of this once thriving settlement in the wilds of Connecticut.

The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.