Places FrequencyPen Wants to Go

An abandoned Santa park is as far as this proposed theme park kingdom got toward completion.

An overlooked collection of over 350,000 artistic works created by psychiatric patients using art therapy.

This Brazilian astronomy museum allows guests to gaze at the stars through their telescopes each weekend.

This Brazilian palace island was once the site of the last grand ball before revolution.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

Try not to get lost in this picturesque Brazilian labyrinth of the dead.

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.

The final resting place of 19th-century sailors previously banned from being buried within Portuguese Macau.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

A monument to Poland's famous alleged UFO abduction case.

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.

The social hall of this former factory is a Communist-era time capsule.

These cascading falls resonate throughout the Bulgarian forest.

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.