Places Leah Nelson Wants to Go

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

A simple tribute to the microscopic arachnid that gives its juices and its life to help make a speciality German cheese.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

Croatia's "hairy stone" fortress is one of the most well preserved Istrian castles.

A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

A tower marking the spot where Yugoslavia began its resistance against the invading Nazis stands neglected, but not quite forgotten.

Built as an anti-fascist tribute, this surreal Yugoslav memorial became an unwelcome symbol after the Croatian war for independence.

A forgotten monument to Yugoslavian freedom.

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

Croatia's towering concrete blossom grows from the site of a World War II concentration camp.