Places ruesailmana Wants to Go

The ruins of a medieval castle that once belonged to one of the most powerful families in the Netherlands.

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

A local museum honors the history of Bamberg’s unique cultural heritage: growing crops in the heart of the city.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

Tintin's creator is celebrated in an immersive museum that's an astounding work of modern art.

One of the oldest bank museums in Europe showcases unusual currencies of the world and other money-related miscellanea.

A huge old mansion full of thousands of toys, each there to be used and played with.

Unchanged for centuries, this medieval library keeps its books in chains.

A late-medieval Dutch castle with trick fountains in its whimsical water gardens.

A set of beech hedges planted in the 19th century forms a tunnel that takes on a different appearance in every season.

This non-profit theatre in the heart of Brussels is dedicated to hosting independent films.

This charming, hidden guild museum holds some 700 years of crossbow history.

Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.

The Belgian royal family's private depot now stands abandoned and forgotten alongside the tracks.

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.