Places Flaneurgh Wants to Go

One of the last examples of Soviet architectural propaganda has a few technological tricks up its sleeve.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.

An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.

The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

A beautiful photography exhibition space housed in a former church.

A crumbling World War I fort that is reached through a series of concrete tunnels.

Founded in the 4th-century, the town of Pernik plays host to the Surva Carnival⁠—a magnificent display of masked Kukeri dancers.

A graveyard of old and rare planes that once were the glory of Persian aviation.

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

Sound travels strangely in this underground whispering gallery.

Like Mars, but much closer.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

The avant-garde design was able to bypass strict Soviet regulations on architecture.

Get past the gatekeeper's apartment and enter an elaborate hoax of a restaurant with a Masonic feel.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

This extensive collection of vintage Soviet cars is the only one of its kind in the Caucasus.

An art museum inside an active factory.

This 75-year-old Shakespearean sculpture is painted by a local artist for every season.

At this Arctic outpost, get to know members of the indigenous Sámi community and meet their herds.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.