Places Vicki Arkoff Wants to Go

Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.

This striking structure, with balconies jutting out like hedgehog spines, combine cutting-edge design with a playful approach to light and space.

The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.

A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.

Denmark’s oldest bakery is home to the 'Wednesday Snail,' one of the best cinnamon rolls on the planet.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

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

A surreal botanical garden with an even more surreal tour guide.

London's largest outsider art museum.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

The largest fountain in Bratislava.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A large circus museum with summer performances.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.