Places pikatrushka Wants to Go

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

This beautifully historic Bahrain fortress might not be the most popular attraction around, but that might make it all the better.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

This castle-fortress is a living example of the transition from medieval defenses to modern fortifications.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

On the small Thai island of Ko Mak, there is a forgotten garden of erotic statuary.

The atomic museum in the basement of this German castle displays long strands of replica uranium cubes.

This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.

This abandoned airplane hanger is said to have once been a top secret launch facility.

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

This top-secret nuclear bunker hidden in a Bosnian mountain has been converted to a modern art exhibition space.

When a medieval fire claimed the original St. Stephen’s Cathedral, it sparked a pattern of unquenchable organ building.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

The greatest amusement park in the world is wall-to-wall farting dogs, puking rats, and cows with exposed breasts for the whole family.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

This basement museum explores the art and artistry of fascism.

This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.