Places serpent Wants to Go

A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.

Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.

Wall after wall of this French seaside neighborhood is intricately decorated with seashells and corals.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

Nuclear waste experts study this prehistoric crater lake to envision landscapes one million years in the future.

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

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

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.

This oddly shaped church resembles a rocket.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

20-foot tall lamp mumbles Swedish to celebrate the holidays.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

This giant crucifix is like U2's Joshua Tree for Swedish death metal fans.