Places stonoceno Wants to Go

A monument to the defenders of the Arctic in Murmansk, Russia.

One of the largest collections of socialist realist art shows the surprising depth of the official art of the Soviet Union.

Stalin's secret bunker.

Monastery complex at the location where bodies of the executed Romanov royal family were discovered.

The history of sea-faring refuse and disaster is on cramped display in this Netherlands folk museum.

The world's largest collection of ships in bottles.

This imposing tower named after the mythical sword of King Arthur is considered the tallest freestanding climbing wall in the world.

Mosaics created from 11 million cigar bands.

The Rozenberg wind wall in South Holland makes for smooth sailing through the Calandbrug canal.

Science meets wall art to highlight the beauty of famous mathematical equations.

Remarkably preserved body discovered in a peat bog.

The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

A true Valhalla for cactus and succulent lovers.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.

Devious political maneuvering and four ancient, working telescopes are central to the world's second-oldest observatory.

A 1:20 scale piece of the Netherlands commissioned by a queen lets visitors take a stroll as giants.

The works of poetry's biggest names grace the walls of the city of Leiden, all carefully painted by hand.

“And the Lord said unto Johan, build for thee an ark for the end of the world is approaching.”

Lombardy poplars planted to imitate the size and shape of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims.

This 1920s Amsterdam neighborhood was built as a giant experiment in concrete construction.

This still-celebrated home was a radical architectural experiment in 3D De Stijl.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

A nomadic museum known for its art exhibitions about religion and faith.