Places jbuchli Wants to Go

The Nobel-Prize-winning author of The Stranger is buried beneath a simple gravestone in a sleepy French village.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

Religious perseverance and cultural coexistence manifest in an architectural gem that multiple wars couldn't topple.

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.

The world's most charming instant portrait studio also happens to be its smallest.

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

This historic home of the author of Lawrence of Arabia, has a history of literary celebrities and monogrammed sleeping bags.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.

Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.

Tucked away in the Leiden city hall are a group of works by famed artist MC Escher.

Go inside a revolutionary, cage-less zoo where 35 species live and some of them roam free alongside their human visitors.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

This awesome Spanish castle is so fantastical it was actually used on Game of Thrones.

This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.