Places btmrqs Wants to Go

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

This 14th century castle withstood years of battle but is now sliding off the hills into the Danube.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

This ultra-modern wooden boardwalk turns the ocean into a swimming pool.

A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.