Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.

A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.

This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

It's always summer at the beach inside this former airship hangar.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.

These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.

Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.

This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.

No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.

Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.

An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.