Places kosmasc Wants to Go

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.

A small museum dedicated to the history and design of German packaging.

One of the best-preserved examples of an old town lock-up in the country.

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

More than 10,000 small mirrors cover the curved surface of the world's second-largest solar oven, located in a remote village in Uzbekistan.

The shiny silver little brother to Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue.

Does being buried standing up help you get into heaven faster?

This rock was donated to the museum by an inspired young visitor.

According to the Soldiers Account Book, the village of Odiham is home to Thomas Atkins, whose name became shorthand for all British soldiers.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

According to legend, King Arthur killed a beast that dwelled beneath the waters of this Welsh lake.

It's unclear what caused the fire that led to this opulent hotel's demise.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

Part of this hotel resides in Switzerland, the other in France, and the border splits the honeymoon suite.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

A small granite monument marks where the borders of three countries meet.

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.

This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

Walk or bike along a narrow strip of Belgium sandwiched by German territory.

For the last century, this international border within a small town has appeared and disappeared various times.

The way that light hits a stained glass window on a specific day is one of many "clues" to a mysterious treasure.