Places froeckmann Wants to Go

A tiny, forgotten park of surrealist sculptures in Angouleme.

A quarry cum sculpture park where the works of art are chiseled into the very walls.

A public center dedicated to showcasing and conserving the enormous shaggy Poitou donkey.

A little-known, but surprisingly large waterfall on the Little Truckee River in the northern Sierra Nevada.

An old spa town in the mountains of Romania where, according to legend, the great hero Hercules once bathed.

A tiny chapel and burial site lurk underground in Jajce.

This precipitous pathway with its wrought iron handrail was created by the Victorians as a tourist attraction.

Buried nine feet under, these houses are preserved as a stark reminder of the disastrous 1991 Unzen eruption.

Since its original beginnings as a weather observatory mountaintop, this facility played an instrumental role in gathering atmospheric data for almost 100 years.

The haunting remains of a World War I fort perched atop a mountain.

A pink sandstone column once used in ancient times to measure one's belly after a night of debauchery.

In one man's basement, the world's largest collection of Kansas City Chiefs memorabilia is on display.

A masterpiece of Rationalist architecture in the center of Madrid with lizards on it.

An art project designed to encourage people to explore and investigate their surroundings more closely

Dedicated to the "King of Soul."

The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

This pub has roots dating back to 1430 and serves as the setting for multiple Charles Dickens stories.

This municipal park along the Missouri River honors the galley central to the Lewis & Clark Expedition with a replica ship and sculptures.

An opportunity to walk in the footsteps of Nobel Peace Prize winners.

The world's only surviving heavy cruiser has a haunting history.

The first mountain submarine had its initial and last voyage in 1898.

The river-powered ferry dates back to 1970s.

Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.

The highest point in the Kingdom of the Netherlands is on a remote Caribbean island atop a dormant volcano.