Places mcurtis Wants to Go

A bronze statue of Momo, a girl holding a huge ear, sits waiting to listen to anyone who needs it.

This gilded emblem was once stolen by a Cookie Monster impostor, who demanded a charitable ransom for its return.

Blending modern art with Baroque architecture, this wondrous mosaic grotto serves as the late artist's final creation.

The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."

This striking clock tower was once part of the Singer sewing machine factory.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

Rusted humanoid clutching a laptop and trailing cables.

Graffiti-clad ruins of an abandoned 1980s industrial site with a toxic past are nestled among residential houses.

These old World War II fortifications have been transformed into an unusual equine attraction.

Four alabaster giants contemplate the tides on the shore of Denmark.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

Giant wind turbine with observation deck at the very top.

A plaque on the side of a building is a small tribute to the woman who invented an iconic Berlin fast food.

This conical hill was built as a testing ground for an engineer known as the Glider King.

A tree-like building perches on its trunk in the Steglitz neighborhood of Berlin.

The 14th-century ruins are said to contain healing powers.

This spherical sculpture has also been dubbed "the steel orange" due to its likeness to a massive, sliced piece of citrus.

Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.

A larger-than-life statue of the German revolutionist stands proud in a small town where he never lived.

A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.

This wooden mosque is one of the few remnants of medieval Poland's Muslim Tatar community in this deeply Catholic country.

Old cabin-like homes in a rural community untouched by time are known for their vibrant and colorful window shutters.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.