Places MatthewSperling Wants to Go

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

At five meters long, that is one big piece of foam poop.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Over two million dolls have been healed during this hospital's century in business.

Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.

The largest wax museum in the southern hemisphere features a grizzly chamber of horrors.

Equipped with thousands of LED lights, this geodesic dome-shaped stadium is an engineering delight.

This modern pedestrian bridge on the Yarra River was modeled after an Aboriginal fish trap.

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

The labyrinthine storm tunnels beneath the city of Melbourne are ruled by a band of urban explorers.