Places rigor Wants to Go

The birthplace of most all of Europe's space missions is here on the Dutch coast.

The largest flower auction house in the world.

This large sand dune in the Netherlands is home to wind-whipped trees with "floating" roots.

This giant wire frame man sculpture is crouched in contemplation.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

This giant radio telescope would be a rusting ruin if it hadn't become such a beloved relic.

A radio telescope for listening to the stars, based in one of the cloudiest countries in the world.

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.

Live out your childhood construction fantasies in this one-of-a-kind gyrating hotel.

This unique bridge physically lifts a piece of the road into the air to let boats pass by.

The oldest wind turbine in Europe, constructed by a group of friends in 1932.

Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.

This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.

This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.

Deep in a Polish forest, this collection of Iron Age megaliths still holds onto many of its ancient secrets.

These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.

A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.

This Swedish automobile graveyard is a beautiful gallery of decay, but woe be to any who would steal a souvenir.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

The ruins of a monastery where Saint Bridget of Sweden had her revelations recorded.

The remnants of a record-setting industrial bucket system can still be found dotting the Swedish countryside.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

Frequent fliers welcome in this airplane hotel.

Gravity seems to fail at this intriguing Swedish attraction.