Places samfsm Wants to Go

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

This garden boasts a magnificent collection of orchids and a spectacular view of the surrounding valley.

A field of whimsical floats, where all of your favorite childhood stories have been put out to pasture.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

This historic cemetery built for victims of the epidemics that swept Guadalajara is shrouded in macabre tales.

This door in the old residential area of Guadalajara hides several communist motifs.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

One of Mexico's youngest major cities still holds on to this structure representing its short modern history.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.