Places cmstoelb Wants to Go

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

For more than half a millennia, this automaton has rung an hourly bell.

A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.

Row through this enchanted narrow chasm whose stones are said to resemble dragon scales.

A classic roadside attraction on Vermont's historic Route 5.

This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.

The last remaining example of a painted house from the medieval period in Nice.