Places leblancjt Wants to Go

The world's largest collection of intentionally useless inventions.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.

The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

The monument honors the mountaineers who were part of Europe’s best anti-Nazi forces.

A crumbling World War I fort that is reached through a series of concrete tunnels.

The world's oldest grape-producing vine has survived four centuries of turmoil and even has its own anthem.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

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.

This restaurant was removed from the famed sister ship of the Titanic and placed within a hotel.

The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.

A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.