Places hanssterkendries Wants to Go

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.

Hunt for buried treasure in Nova Scotia.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.

The place to be if you love vintage Swedish cars.

A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.

The deserted remains of a luxury hotel turned hospital ward.

Abandoned waterpark turned counter-culture mecca.

Haunted tuberculosis hospital built by the patients.

An abandoned Indian-inspired mansion.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

The tallest hotel in Europe.