Places csieminski Wants to Go

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A safe sanctuary for rescued shelter cats with an imaginative, glitter-infused experience

A house that transports visitors back to Yugoslavia.

This deserted town in the hills of Croatia’s "party island" may have a scandalous connection to King Henry VIII.

A unique interactive experience of everyday life in communist Yugoslavia—a very different time in Croatian history.

This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.

This military tunnel dates back to World War II and provides visitors with a little wartime adrenaline.

Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.

This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

Once a state-of-the-art tuberculosis treatment spa, these ruins are now ruled by paintball players.

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

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

Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.

An abandoned 19th-century iron factory perched along the outskirts of an idyllic village.

War-ravaged ruins of a Benedictine monastery founded in the early 12th century, later rebuilt into a fortress.