Places Oops3ggs Wants to Go

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.

Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.

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

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

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

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

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

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

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

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

One of Vienna’s oldest (and perhaps most haunted) alleys, allegedly with a bloody past that gave it its name.

Journey through a mesmerizing array of board games inside this museum.

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

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

At this exhibit on the world of poison, venomous animals steal the show.

Part ski resort, part modern art space, this lodge brings giant metal spiders and bloody doors to the Austrian Alps.

This spire on an Austrian mountain is wrapped around a long spiral slide and has the world's tallest wooden observation deck.

Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.

A breathtaking viewing platform over the Alps.