Places Melissylvania Wants to Go

A monument to peace, built by one man over the course of 25 years.

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

From morgue to urn, watch the whole process at this unusual educational attraction.

One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.

At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.

A university observatory dome painted to resemble the beloved 'Star Wars' droid.

The many—66 to be exact—faces of the German forest.

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

Liechtenstein's royal family calls this medieval alpine castle home.

This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.

Legend says this sculpture commemorates a brave baker who rescued the city in the Thirty Years' War.

A small window was installed in this gravestone to honor a young boy's dying wish.

After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.

This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

Dozens of playful sculptures blanket these 200 rolling acres of farmland in an ode to art and landscape.

Cheap art and political theater in Vermont.