Places ktknoll Wants to Go

Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.

Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.

A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.

Once a giant gingerbread factory, this space now hosts exhibits and workshops on the historic treat.

This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.

A collection of old neon signs from all over Poland line a secluded courtyard.

This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.

This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.

These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.

A national collection of Communist-era musical posters.

Crosses of all shapes, sizes and colors litter the mountain, the site of a huge yearly Orthodox pilgrimage.

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

An abandoned Nazi explosives plant founded by the inventor of dynamite is now an underground museum.

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

Abandoned mini-mansions that were once intended for affluent Bangkok families now sit empty.

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.