Places VRLNDR Wants to Go

Cages that once displayed the bodies of executed leaders hang from a German church tower.

This sprawling stone mosaic on Berlin’s Museum Island transforms archaeological finds and local legends into a walkable work of art.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.

Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.

A museum that chronicles the history of the Nuremberg Trials for Nazi war criminals in the building where the trials were once held.

Burgers and fries in the shadow of a dreaded Nazi symbol.

This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.

A library in Germany displays a likeness that some believe is William Shakespeare.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

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

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.