Places clarissal Wants to Go

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

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

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

A historic ghost town still worth a visit.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

This annual Belgian water race attracts bathtub captains from all over the world.

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

These rose marble urinals are the most luxurious loos in Liverpool.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

A 17th-century Shinto shrine that is home to statues of Mickey Mouse and Pikachu.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.