Places bluestorm1738 Wants to Go

This "mathematical tower" was an observatory, early skyscraper, and place to reflect on all of nature and the cosmos.

Visitors dip into a variety of pools of what was once ice.

German and American troops joined forces to defend this fortress during the strangest battle of World War II.

Two nations form a rare four-sided border at the peak of a mountain, philosophical questions result.

This medieval church in a small Austrian village is home to a 700-year-old Mickey Mouse lookalike.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

Collection dedicated to funeral rites, equipment, and mourning rituals of the Viennese.

A neo-Gothic mansion now houses a wunderkammer of analog tech that hits on all the senses.

A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

One of the best collections of wax anatomical models in the world.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

This museum promotes informed contraception by documenting its often secret past.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.

This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.

Located right outside of Vienna, visitors can take in expansive views of an ethereal forest.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.

Volunteers spent years restoring a vintage steam locomotive to operating condition.

A virtually untouched "home on the hill" for the flora and fauna of Rhode Island.