Places thelittleowl Wants to Go

This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.

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

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

A sinuous path among steep cliffs creates a stunning sight in southwestern Serbia.

A brisk climb up this solitary peak leads to the origin story of a towering figure in Irish history.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.