Places umweber5 Wants to Go

Padlocks cover this rickety footbridge with love.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

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

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

Built by a North Korean team this monument to African dictator Laurent Kabila has a suspiciously Kim Jong Il shaped body.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

The world's first and only natural nuclear reactor.

It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

The largest refracting telescope in Europe is housed on the grounds of a former French castle.

Take black faced bears with giant clubs, white faced barbers wielding axes, hunters armed with shotguns, and mix in a lot of drinking.

A resort destroyed by a mysterious bombing offers visitors only its remains and the riddle behind it's demise.

This mural painted by Keith Haring was done without payment as a gift to entertain the children at the Hôpital Necker.

Once the hottest nightclub in France, Amnesia now lies in ruins after a 2000 bombing.

The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.