Places Rogier Wants to Go

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

This crack in France's seaside cliffs once hid a sinister secret.

This small island, a byproduct of 19th-century canal construction, is now home to a charming Japanese garden.

Home to the "Rat King" of Nantes and other wonders of the natural world.

This nightlife venue and cultural center keeps a unique Ethiopian musical tradition alive in the nation’s capital, but breakneck urban development threatens to shut it down.

Austria’s oldest brewery makes beer with flaming-hot granite.

The best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.

Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

This inverted metropolis model is the artist's "revenge" for not being allowed to have a doll house as a kid.

These old World War II fortifications have been transformed into an unusual equine attraction.

Wax models of disease and deformity are on display at this German medical museum.

Remnants of the Nazis' occupation of Denmark linger along the sand.

Nearly 40 miles and 1,000 years of limestone mines under Denmark.

An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.

A natural wonder in south Denmark.

This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.

Denmark’s oldest bakery is home to the 'Wednesday Snail,' one of the best cinnamon rolls on the planet.

Traditional Danish spot where the schnapps are flowing and the smørrebrød is loaded.

The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.