Places scc970 Wants to Go

Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut.

These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.

Berlin's old airport.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.

The ruined remains of the airport Claus von Stauffenberg departed in his failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler.

The ruins of a medieval castle that survived two sieges.

A memorial for a racecar driver who died while trying to set a land speed record on the autobahn.

After Nazi forces smashed this 4,000-year-old Neolithic standing stone, locals banded together to restore it.

A ruined castle made famous in German movies and TV productions.

Deep in the forest next to Augsburg are abandoned bunkers and bullet traps from the region's military past.

This palace was built for the last king of Myanmar.

This public observatory is home to the "celestial cannon," the longest pointable telescope in the world.

This Welsh dockyard was the site of the not-so-secret construction of the Millennium Falcon for the original Star Wars trilogy.

This 18th-century fort surrounded by a moat was used to store gun powder and ammunition, and now sits in the middle of a large park in Dublin.

The gnarled remains of an exploded German bunker from World War II sit along a breathtaking fjord.

Journey through the ruins of this ancient Roman temple dedicated to the god of war.

This North African stone complex is considered to be the oldest astronomical observatory on Earth.

This observation tower is one of two of its kind that still exist in the United Kingdom.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

From grand battles to daily life, this Spanish museum offers a view of world history in miniature.

A medieval stronghold rising over the ruins of ancient Roman villas along Rome's southern coast.