Places nicolaskoeppe Wants to Go

A monumental golden thumb rises as an iconic homage to Nouveau Réalisme, bold in scale and unapologetic in spirit.

The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.

The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

A historic railway bridge now offers hikers breathtaking views.

A Canadian POW for German soldiers during WWII where prisoners hatched an elaborate escape plan.

This giant roadside fruit is home to an array of apple-based treats.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

This Canadian monument to the man who invented the telephone allows visitors to get up close and personal with the artifacts of his life.

This engineering marvel is the longest bridge in Canada and one of the longest spans in the world.

Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

The grand complex of buildings that comprise Liverpool's Exchange Flags includes a vast World War II bunker that has been frozen in time.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Love is in the air along the small street in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.