Places nlspiewak Wants to Go

The people of Padua pledged to construct this church if the city was spared from destruction during World War I.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.

One of the tallest lighthouses in the world also serves as a monument to the fallen of World War I.

The world's oldest known salt mine.

This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."

An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.

The shell of a medieval fortress offers commanding views of the area it once protected.

The world's largest historic armory was established by independent citizens to defend themselves from the wars of larger forces.

Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

The amazing wonder cabinets of a very rich Austrian archbishop.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.