Places kathrynlegrice Wants to Go

The largest bottled beer collection in the world holds over 22,000 unique beer bottles.

A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.

Stone pillars and a petrified wedding party in the hills of North Macedonia.

One of 200 religious buildings recognized as a “culture monument.” 

A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.

Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.

What happens when you cross a mayor and a painter?

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

This enormous abstract sculpture is part jungle gym, part elaborate noise-making machine.

This ironic war memorial thumbs its nose at a campaign of inedible humanitarian aid food products.

This surreal memorial/cemetery is a necropolis of crumbling stonework and puzzle-shaped headstones.

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

The birthplace of the titular coat and related products celebrates its claim to fame with a statue of a coat.

This collection of solar timekeepers includes the world's first digital sundial.

Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.