Places synesthesiac Wants to Go

Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

This love letter to Poland serves bracing dill pickle soup and plump pierogis.

P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.

The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.

Keen eyes can find the Disney influences throughout this treasure trove of a tiki bar.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

In the midst of a living monument to Soviet social engineering, Polish Catholics built this church by hand.

At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.

A hidden gem that highlights the life and innovations of Les Paul, the "Wizard of Waukesha."

A private home collection of more than 3,500 cat figurines.

This whimsical sculpture garden is a local treasure.

An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.

He’s not from around here.

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

One of the most well-preserved mammoth specimens in the world.

An unusual collection of self-made musical instruments and unique noises.

A small and surprising passageway in Saint Petersburg devoted to the Beatles.

A city block packed with whimsical sculptures that seem to be plucked from a tiled fantasy world.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.

The final resting place of one of Thomas Jefferson's formerly enslaved sons.