Places Flaneuse Wants to Go

Slovenia's first mosque is a striking mix of Islamic and modernist architecture.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

Buy raw milk from a 24/7 vending machine or pick up tomb candles at this local market.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

The Slovenian architect designed many landmarks in the capital city, including his own dream house.

This outdoor library provides around-the-clock access to around 7,000 books.

A tribute to the first human in space.

A cluster of headless, armless sculptures looms within a popular Polish park.

These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.

This 16th-century pole was once used in brutal public executions.

The original stone marking the interwar border between Germany and Poland sits in this unassuming village park.

This towering statue of Jesus provided internet to the surrounding area.

An abstract and eyecatching clock/fountain is the centerpiece of this little-known German city.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.

In a divided Germany, Potsdam's "central" train station was relocated to the city's southern suburbs to avoid West Berlin.

Before he was forced to flee the country under Nazi rule, Albert Einstein spent his summers in this custom-built lakeside house near Berlin.

The metal-free wooden towers of Brück.

Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.

Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.

A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.

This restaurant was removed from the famed sister ship of the Titanic and placed within a hotel.