Places Barry Fairbrother Wants to Go

An 11th-century runestone decorates the halls of Terminal 2 of this Scandinavian travel hub.

Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

A small Oslo museum dedicated to failed products, bad ideas, overhyped inventions, and the strange lessons hidden inside them.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

A symbol of friendship between the mountainous regions of Switzerland and Bhutan.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.

This modest monument marks the only point of intersection between longitude and latitude in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

For a few short weeks in spring, this hiking path becomes a daffodil paradise.

Resting peacefully between two majestically-slanted trees, this roadside water trough circulates water peacefully.

For the deepest sleep of your life, head 1,375 feet underground in Wales.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

The last stop in southeast Russia.