Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

An idyllic hotel that gave its name to a supposed shadow government.

One of the oldest masonic temples in the Netherlands, built in 1757.

This neighborhood of futuristic ball houses looks like an alien settlement in a science fiction film.

This disused VLF radio station is no longer in service but the surrounding town still bears its name.

This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.

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

A grassy pyramid named after a French battle.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

You would never come across this tiny green oasis if you didn't know it existed.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

An undulating wicker beast looms peacefully atop a sand dune in Belgium.

Museum covers every step of the chocolate-making process, from cultivation to the finished product.

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.