Places smitakasinath Wants to Go

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

This hidden art nouveau gem was designed by an architect in search of a national style.

Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.

Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.

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

The darkest building on Earth was built for the snow-white scenery of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

One of the tallest mountains in India was closed for years after a botched CIA mission.

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.

Rocks carved with biblical passages in the 1800s.

A long-disputed lighthouse built on the wrong side of a Finnish/Swedish island.

A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.

This Scandinavian island is the site of the first modern observatory.

Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.

A memorial to a Swedish hockey player's "encounter" with aliens.

The world's biggest floating museum in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Tiny Swedish village with a distinct local phenomenon known as an "Elk Shower."

Iron Age grave stones and Viking burials, a short drive from Gothenburg.