Places SamWandersEarth Wants to Go

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .

Balanced rock sculptures pay tribute to a murdered conservationist and his pioneer wife.

A secret climbing tree hides along the side of a Costa Rican road.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

Costa Rican accommodation resembles a crash site, but with a nice balcony.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

A wonderful collection of fossilized dinosaurs and other creatures that roamed the landscape millions of years ago.

This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

A landscape decorated with enormous skull sculptures.

Wonderland replication in progress by one persistent man.

This postmodern apartment block was designed to be a vertical neighborhood.

A model solar system adds a celestial touch to this suburban park.

This small museum tucked within a subway station holds pieces from Madrid's past.