Places leocorte Wants to Go

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.

This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

One of the best collections of wax anatomical models in the world.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

This colossal war machine is now a living museum dedicated to underwater warfare.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

Goethe's "Faust" was inspired by these rock formations known as the "Devil's Pulpit" and "Witches' Altar."

An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.

Super Robot anime statue guards a forgotten suburban development in Tarragona.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.

Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.