Places brittnyk Wants to Go

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

The cursed island of black pebbles.

This hidden art nouveau gem was designed by an architect in search of a national style.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.

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

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

The ruins of this Alaska gold mine form a gorgeous ghost town.

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

This Costa Rican chapel is the most metal church in the world, literally.

One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.