Places Brian Pozun Wants to Go

The preserved home of the first settler of "the most German town in Brazil."

This monument honors the life of a long-suffering lion whose story captivated the world.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

Robot jockeys ride their humped mounts to victory as part of a 21st-century twist on an ancient desert sport.

This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.

A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.

An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.

A small granite monument marks where the borders of three countries meet.

Every December, this stretch of dusty desert road transforms into a catwalk for a camel beauty pageant.

A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.

This striking icon of the disputed Republic of Artsakh caused a stir at a Eurovision Song Contest.

A statue of the early navigator stands overlooking the land he first surveyed.

North Korea's massive art and propaganda factory now has an official gallery space in Beijing.

The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.

The remarkably well-preserved final resting place of a powerful ancient Thracian king.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

This frozen-in-time summer home outside Moscow provides a look at Russian life in the 1950s.

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

Built as an anti-fascist tribute, this surreal Yugoslav memorial became an unwelcome symbol after the Croatian war for independence.