Places TinySputniks Wants to Go

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.

The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.

This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

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

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

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

Art and a pun, all in one.

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.