Places mascall Wants to Go

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.

This massive mural by famed pop-artist Keith Haring was hidden for almost 30 years until its 2018 rediscovery.

This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.

The place where Czar Peter I of Russia resided in 1697 during his Grand Embassy.

A former salt mine is now a cool picnic spot for families and asthmatics.

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

A striking, modern church devoted to a nun who loved God and beer.

A map store filled with original Cold War era Russian maps of the world.

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

Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.

A former top secret nuclear fallout shelter now operates like a hotel stuck in the Cold War.

A unique two-level bridge designed to honor a king.

A folk-art cottage and hotel straight from a Slavic fairy tale.

One of the largest amphitheaters in Europe is a former Nazi German gathering place that still stands today.

The oldest wind turbine in Europe, constructed by a group of friends in 1932.

This fountain has a growing (animal) population, and might also be growing in size.

This unique structure allowed boats to bypass underwater mine barriers in the channel to enter the harbor.