Places samfsm Wants to Go

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

One North Dakota man's vast collection of rare rocks, polished orbs, and geological wonders.

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

The finest example of Gothic Queen Anne Architecture in the U.S. was built out of rivalry and spite.

Ernest Hemingway wrote a good portion of "A Farewell to Arms" while living with the parents of his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer.

Mobsters came for a soak in the hot springs, and stayed for the illegal gambling and bootlegging.

The only brothel on the National Register of Historic Places.

This impressive ledge seems to float above the Upper Buffalo Wilderness.

This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.

Together they left this world, and together they shall remain for all eternity.

You can dig up your own crystals in the quartz capital of the world.