Places iksnigo Wants to Go

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

Time and local lore colluded to turn this fear-defeating Buddha into a man-eating demon.

This formerly-prosperous Silesian mining town was completely demolished in the late 1960s and early 1970s as an attempt to cover up a secret Soviet uranium mine.

An extensive network of secret tunnels was created for the Nazi project "Riese."

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

Traces of the thriving lake trade that once linked the Soviet Union with Mongolia.

A marvel of technology a century ago, this disused power station now offers a lovely glimpse into the industrial design of the past.

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.

This fortress was designed to prevent a Nazi invasion but was never used.

A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".

This open-air museum was originally a World War II testing ground for German missiles and rockets.

This mysterious and once-grand memorial still embodies a remarkable architectural vision.

One of the largest amphitheaters in Europe is a former Nazi German gathering place that still stands today.

This statue standing near Sweden's southernmost point was based on the grandmother of a modern movie star.

This unique rock formation is quite the local celebrity, although one day it may come crashing down.

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

Lava stone structures possibly dating back to the 19th century may have been a stopping point for voyagers between ancient Egypt and the Mayan Civilization.

This now-defunct synthetic fuel plant was once a major cog in the Nazi war machine.