Places hapichapi Wants to Go

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.

This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.

What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.

Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

A lumberjack in Finnish Lapland did not want to cut down his Arctic pines, so he offered them up to be adopted by nature-lovers.

This intricately spiralling forest was created as a monumental work of art.

A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.

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

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

A trio of giant wooden megaphones turn up nature's volume in this Estonian forest.