Places VacaObscura Wants to Go

One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

Hidden in the garden of physicist Erwin Schrödinger's house is a life-size figure of a cat from his famous thought experiment.

Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.

The world's northernmost ice hotel.

The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.

Tucked inside a South Bank bar is an epic expressionist chronicle of the 20th century.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.

A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.

This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.

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

A mechanical clock built in 1914, with a rotation of 12 historical figures on its face.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

The hearts of 54 Habsburg royals received special burials here separate from their bodies.

These two 15th-century metal rods allowed people to check if they were swindled or not.

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

This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.

An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.