Places tstriegel Wants to Go

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

Norway's national monument to fallen seamen.

The last fully functional fortress of Germany's World War II Atlantikwall.

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

Walrus skulls and narwhal bones were found here while excavating a 900-year old church.

Neither bomb blasts nor heartbeats escape the giant ears of this super sci-fi Arctic outpost.

A Cold War atomic camp buried under the ice is now emerging because of global warming.

An experimental forest at the foreground of arboreal science is also the canary in the coal mine for climate change.

The world's northernmost flowers cling tenuously to life on desolate Kaffeklubben Island.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

This ethereal, rainforest-like gorge is home to waterfalls, quaint bridges, and fairy folk.