Places jvail Wants to Go

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

Boats must transform into railroad cars to navigate this Polish canal.

These rare statues are one of the few remaining material witnesses to Old Prussian culture.

This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.

This Communist-era residential block is one of the longest residential building in Europe.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

A curious art park at the geographic center of Europe is home to 3,000 television sets and other wonders.

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

The designer of this railway tunnel added a birthday present for himself.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.