Places kazzie Wants to Go

A Brutalist monument and "sculpture that contains many sculptures."

The ruins of this Brazilian island prison still bear the scars of the bloody rebellion that closed it down.

The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.

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

Nestled at the southern end of the Bay of Vlore in Albania resides ruins that contain Illyrian, Greek, and Roman influences.

According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

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

Decorated with a staggering 1,380 ladybugs, the installation has turned what was once a grim, forgotten nickel mine into a landmark and a statement.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.

An unsettling sculpture of a boy hanging out in a street in Ghent has been baffling visitors for years.

This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.

It's as if the herds walked straight out of a fairy tale into the Missouri wilds.

One of the oldest bank museums in Europe showcases unusual currencies of the world and other money-related miscellanea.

Rediscovered in 1992, this abandoned medieval village once flourished by fishing and piracy.

A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

A museum celebrating the Canadian forces that liberated Belgium from the Nazis replete with battlefield miniatures and multiple Gardens.

Burbling away in refrigerators are 105 sourdough starters from around the world.

A huge old mansion full of thousands of toys, each there to be used and played with.

Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.