Places ProstheticShrew Wants to Go

The controversial final resting place of the equally controversial first president of Turkmenistan.

A huge monument to a bizarre book written by Turkmenistan’s longstanding dictator.

A dictator's gold statue once rotated to face the sun on a 75-meter high marble tower.

Sumptous memorial to a controversial independence.

An eccentric dictator's take on a Turkmen version of Disneyland.

This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A tragic legacy of the attempt to beautify Skopje and line the pockets of corrupt politicians

The world's largest monastic library is also a baroque artistic masterpiece

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

A privately owned Benedictine estate founded in 987, where a Tudor gatehouse and rare medieval guest house survive within a living historic manor in the Dorset village famous for its ancient chalk giant.

The largest Victorian water tower in Britain.

Dating back to the early 12th century, this is the first Augustinian priory established in England.

This iconic building , which is very evocative of the county of Cheshire, is a genuine gem of Tudor, black and white, timber-framed architecture .

This great example of a Victorian museum claims to be the oldest purpose-built museum in the UK.

For many people the Hungarian Parliament building is a must-see stop on any visit to the capital but there is an equally stunning replica hidden in a basement.

A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.

An East German time capsule caters to nostalgic Germans and curious tourists.

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

The materials from one of the United Kingdom’s most famous animation studios are now preserved in a suburban library.

In a fusion of myth and mischief, this statue is a testament to this university's quest for both knowledge and pleasure

A replica of the Roman emperor in glorious full color.

One of the oldest universities in the world exhibits thousands of specimens from its 700-year-old collection.

Crafted from ocean litter, this sculpture highlights the ills of overconsumption.