Places Drumma Wants to Go

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

The eclectic observatory castle of a 19th-century astronomer and explorer.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.

One of the world's most unusual events combines headbanging and needlework.

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

Every summer, an open-air swimming pool appears at the base of a Finnish city's beloved winter attraction.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.