Places KingSmithy Wants to Go

Gigantic water vessel, permanently grounded in Southern Albania.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A collection of iconic Soviet car models on display.

This statue celebrates the winners of one of the most popular mountain stages in the Vuelta a España cycle race.

The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

The remnants of a strange stilted building on rails can still be seen at low tide.

This peculiar border irregularity is the only way to legally enter Russia without a visa.

A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.

The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.