Places riedermarcus Wants to Go

The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.

A 1930s defensive fortification designed to protect Italy from a German invasion.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

This subway station is named after a local legend about supernatural dancing cats.

The only remaining vespasienne in Paris is a (stinky) relic of Resistance.

A museum that dives into Sweden’s maritime past through preserved shipwrecks and interactive exhibits.

A moai decorated with the depiction of a European ship.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A statue of the beloved storybook character stands in front of the building in which her creator was born.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.