Places ElSilencio Wants to Go

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

This striking structure is the Socialist-modernist centerpiece of a former Soviet spa resort.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.

A tiny traditional village keeps an ancient method of beekeeping alive.

A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.

Ever-growing collection of devils in art.

What almost started out as a spite house became an eccentric's found object masterpiece.

A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.

Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.

A curious art park at the geographic center of Europe is home to 3,000 television sets and other wonders.

An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

This abandoned secret city is a crumbling wonderland of Soviet ruins.

This former Nazi labor camp is now a poignant memorial, complete with giant Soviet-style monuments.

This remote sandstone cliff has one of the richest collections of Livonian petroglyph marks.