Places obstakel Wants to Go

Museum of science fiction, utopias, and extraordinary journeys of the mind.

The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”

A neo-Gothic mansion now houses a wunderkammer of analog tech that hits on all the senses.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

This museum is filled with an eclectic collection of unique inventions.

150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

A former squatter's paradise outside Prague.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

The housing complex served as an anti-fascist fortress during the Austrian Civil War.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

This museum promotes informed contraception by documenting its often secret past.

Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

This reconstructed Norman castle is the world's most accurate, from location to livestock.

This massive collection of taxidermy is full of specimens collected by missionaries during their international travels.

A luxury hotel housed in a former 15th century Gothic church.

Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.

A set of 27 bamboo tubes creates an eerie soundscape that changes with the wind.