Places thelonesomeroad Wants to Go

This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.

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

This collection of solar timekeepers includes the world's first digital sundial.

What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.

The world's biggest pet store.

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.

Pull up and have a drink at a museum filled with hundreds of years' worth of shipwreck artifacts.

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

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

Two gravestones clasp hands over the religious divide.

This impressive collection of skulls and bones was gathered by an ex-zookeeper who took advantage of a pig plague.

A monument hidden in the woods built in 1938 as a getaway for a Dutch museum curator.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

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

This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.

A pilgrimage site where people ask Saint Dymphna to watch over those who are not of sound mind.

This massive collection of taxidermy is full of specimens collected by missionaries during their international travels.

A bizarre form of natural mummification was discovered in the church of this Frisian village.

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

Where lovers tie birch branches into long-lived knots.

Repurposed space and ultra-modern construction collide to create this geometric wooden spectacle.

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.

A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.

This Dutch statue is a monument to the fictional shrew who brought doom to the city of Stavoren.