Places matthewmetcalfe Wants to Go

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

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

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

Like Mars, but much closer.

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

This labyrinth was designed to help visitors focus and meditate.

This museum honors one of Cedartown's favorite sons.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.