Places mbeimer Wants to Go

Tucked away in downtown Westerly is America's first shark history museum.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

A jazz band formed by African water animals in the heart of Flemish Brabant.

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

A Swiss board game museum housed inside a picture-perfect castle.

Trek into the depths of the cave where 17,000-year-old paintings exist alongside 400-year-old graffiti.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.