Places jamesgillespie Wants to Go

A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

Drink a Guinness under the wings of Reagan's retired Air Force One in his presidential library.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.