Places jirwin Wants to Go

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

This rural water utility building houses a tribute to one of the greatest stars of the silent film era.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

The only natural cave bath in all of Europe.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

One of the oldest surviving bars in the United States, located at the site of the last skirmish of the American Revolution.

This concept building is the UK's first attempt at making a permanent structure of nothing but trash.

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

Inside this Darjeeling museum, you can see a pair of boots that once stood at the top of the world.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.

An impressive collection of massive radio satellites.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

It's unclear what caused the fire that led to this opulent hotel's demise.

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