Places Mike Walker Wants to Go

This igloo-shaped landmark in Iqaluit serves as the seat of the Diocese of the Arctic.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

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

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

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

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

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

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

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

The Catlins region has a bounty of breathtaking waterfalls, the best is arguably Koropuku Falls—a majestic waterfall with an enchanting bush walk.

This bridge was designed to connect a road that never came to fruition.

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

Nature's slip and slide.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.