Places JackalopeTamer Wants to Go

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.

The ancient sauropod tracks found in this former quarry are some of the largest in the world.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This architectural beauty is the home to a personal collection of more than 600 examples of mechanical musical instruments.

This former wildlife sanctuary is being transformed into an art park.

Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

A Soviet-style monument, built after transferring the remains of heroes from their graves.

History is hiding at the Morean Center for Clay.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

This virtually windowless mass of smooth concrete is the only Catholic church in the city.

The avant-garde design was able to bypass strict Soviet regulations on architecture.

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

Curious carved stones and bird-like wings are a symbol of Serbian resilience and freedom on the site of a WWII massacre.

Volkswagen's dedicated museum dives into the complex history of one of the world's best known cars.

Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.

Once one of the most beautiful buildings in Serbia, this palace stands abandoned in a park.

A forgotten monument to Yugoslavian freedom.

A unique interactive experience of everyday life in communist Yugoslavia—a very different time in Croatian history.

Inside this mansion turned museum, the works of prominent Croatian artists are on full display.