Places max2themax Wants to Go

This "social palace" housing complex created a relatively stable and self-contained worker's society... for a time.

This striking fort on the Maginot Line looks just as it did after being destroyed in the Fall of France.

This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

A university observatory dome painted to resemble the beloved 'Star Wars' droid.

This museum in the small German city offers a unique glimpse into World War II history.

Tour part of the Maginot Line bunker system built to defend France against a German invasion.

Before the electric telegraph, a chain of stone towers carried messages across France.

An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.

Today this former Nazi concentration camp stands as a poignant memorial to the victims of fascism, and a warning from history.

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

The world's largest bust sculpture celebrates the Hindu deity, Shiva.

A former palace designed for the consorts of the Travancore royal dynasty.

This bright pink Gandhi memorial was built so that sunshine hits a specific spot on his birthday.

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

A collection of crumbling mansions stand as a reminder of a more prosperous time in this Indian village.

A reconstructed farm shows what life was like in Norway 1,500 years ago.

A little Lady Liberty stands in the Norway town where the copper for the real thing came from.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

Ruins of two abandoned stations destroyed by the power they sought to harness.

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.