Places Lis Charlotte Wants to Go

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

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

Once a state-of-the-art tuberculosis treatment spa, these ruins are now ruled by paintball players.

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

A tiny house showcases the busy life of a local gnome.

This museum is filled with an eclectic collection of unique inventions.

Graffiti covers the walls of a room where university students through the centuries have waited nervously to defend their theses.

The elegant manor house where Kaiser Wilhelm II lived in exile after World War I.

This Dutch art piece became a Russian icon.

Atop this former dutch railway office sits an interstellar work of art.

This functional solar system model was inspired by the famous Eisinga Planetarium.

This former hydraulic laboratory is now a woodland dotted with old engineering models.

An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.