Places gijsvdelsen Wants to Go

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

This hidden art nouveau gem was designed by an architect in search of a national style.

Fragments of human bones are embedded in the walls of this quaint alley.

This artificial ring island was built to hold cubic tons of polluted dirt.

This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.

Repurposed space and ultra-modern construction collide to create this geometric wooden spectacle.

A dream-like maze full of strange art, surreal spaces, and fantasy landscapes to get lost in.

A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

A grassy pyramid named after a French battle.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

A clerical error gave rise to this imaginary micronation in the southwestern corner of Estonia.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Come for the fish sundae, stay for the collection of Studio Ghibli cat buses.

This enormous storm barrier is one of the largest moving structures on Earth, with each arm taller than the Washington Monument.

The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.

One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.

The suspected burial mound of legendary Viking Björn Ironside.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

The 25-million-year-old cavities have perplexed people for decades.

Located in a veterinary school, this macabre exhibit displays the effects of animal diseases.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.