Places pjhpeeters Wants to Go

Art and concrete merge into a single entity within a WWII bunker that possesses a deeply storied and turbulent history.

At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

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

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

This haunting location was featured in the final scene of a classic spaghetti western.

Stock up on all your horror paraphernalia at this year-round Halloween emporium.

An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.

A family-owned store specializing in minerals, geodes, gemstones, and more.

Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

Artifacts from a battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor displayed in the Capitol building of its namesake.

This mural of the late David Bowie features eight colorful panels showcasing Bowie’s various alter egos.

A Norman-style castle, 1850s Irish cottage, and cultural center in the heart of Phoenix.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.