Places benharkins Wants to Go

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

This often-overlooked ocean walkway was once considered an impossible fantasy.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

A marvel of technology a century ago, this disused power station now offers a lovely glimpse into the industrial design of the past.

A two-way chairlift system between Zugliget and the highest point in the city.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

Built in 1870 at the bridge that connected Buda and Pest, this spectacular incline railway was almost lost forever during World War II.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

A controversial artwork draws attention to the dark history of Prague's "Suicide Bridge."

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.