Places slecnave Wants to Go

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

This medieval church in a small Austrian village is home to a 700-year-old Mickey Mouse lookalike.

Bizarrely-painted church designed by a controversial artist.

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

A three-shelf library serves as a memorial in the Jewish cemetery of Krems.

This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."

Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.

The personal charnel house of Anton Bruckner.

The shell of a medieval fortress offers commanding views of the area it once protected.

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

Ride a dragon train into a world of dwarves.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

This museum promotes informed contraception by documenting its often secret past.

Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.

An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.

A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.

Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.

Where beer lovers can literally immerse themselves in beer.

Spiral alpine structure provides an alternative experience of viewing the Matterhorn.

Constructed along the shores of Lake Zurich, this pavilion is a walk-through work of art.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

The university library shaped like a giant piece of Swiss cheese.

A trove of ridiculously valuable prints and manuscripts under one roof.