Places Kris McCracken Wants to Go

A cluster of historic bathhouses built on the famed hot springs that gave the Georgian capital its name.

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.

The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

Intricate wood carvings on an island in Siberia.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

The Nazis lost more men trying to take this Russian-held Stalingrad apartment block than they did when taking Paris.

The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.

Over 3 miles up in the Himalayas this pass is one of the highest drivable roads in the world.

A tiny village is home to the world's only diner completely devoted to the many varieties of traditional Swedish dumplings.

Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.

The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

Occult books, tarot, oddities.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

During World War II, the Nazis repurposed this beer cellar to store stolen artwork.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.

Buy your fish and have it cooked to order in this bustling, eight-floor seafood market.