Places johnw404 Wants to Go

An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.

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

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.

An old asylum graveyard that's been abandoned for half a century attracts those seeking a dark thrill.

Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.

The painter of "The Scream" is laid to rest under a stoic bust of himself in the humble corner of an Oslo cemetery.

Two massive boulders, rocking back and forth with the ebbing of the sea.

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?

This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.