Places brianmpaine Wants to Go

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

Thousands of acres of beautiful wild landscape in the Great Basin.

Well-preserved ruins in the Pine Grove Hills of western Nevada.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Heralded as one of the prettiest castles in all of Czechia.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.

These two 15th-century metal rods allowed people to check if they were swindled or not.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

Royals, rebels, and artists have all conversed at this grand 19th-century Viennese coffee house.

A non-stop elevator ride in Vienna's city hall.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

The world’s second-largest flood defense barrier has protected London for decades.

This pub has roots dating back to 1430 and serves as the setting for multiple Charles Dickens stories.

Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.

The powerful party began with a secret meeting in this shikumen in 1921.

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.

This unassuming office building is home to what was once the world's largest pendulum clock.