Places tommimeckley2 Wants to Go

This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."

A history of heat is on display at this unique Austrian museum.

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.

Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.

This spire on an Austrian mountain is wrapped around a long spiral slide and has the world's tallest wooden observation deck.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

This splendid tomb may look fantastic, but there's nothing in it...

The shell of a medieval fortress offers commanding views of the area it once protected.

The medieval "dragon" on an Austrian city's coat-of-arms comes to life in a fountain.

A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.

Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

This sprawling, formerly elite sporting complex in Amman, Jordan has become a local picnic spot.