Places ProstheticShrew Wants to Go

An eighteenth-century fantasy where monkeys, dragons, and Chinese courtiers emerge from walls made entirely of porcelain.

This sculpture with hundreds of details made from corn dough was named the largest tortilla in the world in 2013

Richly carved, brightly painted doors that turned small fishing villages into open-air showcases

The Guinness Book acknowledged one of the biggest and oldest collections of computer games, featuring a strange 'pain machine' that blurs the boundaries between the digital and the real world

This neighborhood was built in the golden age of Art-Decó, and its buildings are essential to understanding this style

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.