Places mcr42 Wants to Go

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

A ghostly and forgotten art deco bathhouse by the windy shore of Dunkirk, weathered but still standing.

A neighborhood with Art Deco architecture as eccentric as its history.

These crumbling Nazi artillery bunkers are now fair game for massive graffiti projects.

Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.

A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.

An abstract sculpture that will be a work in progress for the next 1,000 years.

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

In this brilliant blue spring in Germany, legend has it that a sad mermaid learned to finally laugh.

These abandoned Cold War-era bunkers are now a designated refuge for endangered bat species.

Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

These historical landmarks stand as reminders of the evolution of animal care and conservation.

The door to the museum holds a unique artifact from the Finnish Civil War.

This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

No matter how many times this community-run sauna gets destroyed, it always rises from the ashes.

In the waters outside Helsinki, a tiny island once used as a military outpost now welcomes visitors.