Places NorbertK Wants to Go

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

In this cobwebbed old operating theater, you can practically hear the screams of the unanesthetized patients.

Folky pharmaceuticals abound in this medicinal reliquary.

This seaside property, an example of Art Deco Streamline Moderne style, was designed to embody the curves of a great ship.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."

Flaunt your karaoke chops at this pitch-perfect dive bar.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

Family-run for more than a century, this pizzeria makes a unique mustard pie.

A different Edgar Allan Poe built this charming Victorian home.

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

This sandstone building is a relic of the Overland Trail.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.