Places prairiequeer Wants to Go

Queen of the waterlilies, so big and strong it can support the weight of a human.

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

The haunting peak of an old church is all that remains of a drowned Brazilian city.

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

The final resting place of many of Germany's most famous communists.

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

A rare example of a German cemetery with traditional grave markers dating back several generations.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

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

The home of the morbid art of corpse plastination is open for visitors to view the fascinating, but stomach-churning process.

In a small churchyard in Dingolfing, Germany the quaint Schusterkapelle is there to remind you of your imminent mortality.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.