Places umweber5 Wants to Go

The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

This disused VLF radio station is no longer in service but the surrounding town still bears its name.

Tucked away in the Leiden city hall are a group of works by famed artist MC Escher.

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

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

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

The spectacular history of spectacles on display.

Whether hero or rogue, his silver bullet is said to have taken down the murderous "Beast of Gevaudan."

An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

This underwater cave in Madagascar is home to what is thought to be the country's largest fossil graveyard.

Once the legendary capital of the Dacian Kingdom, this city has been reduced to mere ruins.

This eccentric folly house was designed by Romanian thinker Bogdan-Petriceicu Hasdeu, with a helping hand from his deceased daughter's spirit.

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

The largest catacomb system in the world.

Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.

Seventy-five miles of limestone caves host more than a million bottles of wine beneath a sleepy Moldovan town.

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.

The eerie burnt-out remains of a prominent building where 30 protestors lost their lives.