Places georgemagraw Wants to Go

Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.

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

Built to transport German U-boats through the never-completed Masurian Canal, the locks near this Polish village are now home to a rope course.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

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

The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

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

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

Ever-growing collection of devils in art.

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

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

This impressively complicated radioastronomy research center was once a tool of Soviet spies.

Spend the night in 1920s Latvia in this historic recreation and movie set.

Visitors can sit and study the board with this Estonian chess legend and International Grandmaster.

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

This statue is dedicated to the animal cosmonauts that perished during space flight experiments.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.