Places tommyjay Wants to Go

The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.

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

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.

An abandoned cable car station located on the Danube stands like a haunted house above the river.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.

The romantic garden was the epicenter of the Hungarian art scene in the 1880s.

A marvel of technology a century ago, this disused power station now offers a lovely glimpse into the industrial design of the past.

The abandoned military base looks like a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

A line of disused military bunkers built to defend against Nazi invasion lies hidden on the outskirts of the city.

Nearly three tons of weapons from the Vietnam War still remain in this small, hidden museum.

A cheeky architectural easter egg.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.

An eerie gravel road full of shards of red bricks leads to the ruins of a deserted factory.

Two planes stand abandoned after the closure of an aircraft-themed restaurant.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.