Places Martessa Wants to Go

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

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

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

A unique hotel for the artistic soul.

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.

The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”

This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.

Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.

Deep in a Polish forest, this collection of Iron Age megaliths still holds onto many of its ancient secrets.

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

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".

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

A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.

The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.

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

Naturally formed rock city in Poland.

This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.