Places watsonswanderlust Wants to Go

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.

Hidden beneath a washing machine in a fake kibbutz, this secret bullet factory has been preserved as a museum.

This nightmarish children's plaything was left grotesque to help kids conquer their fear.

These numerous Israeli caves were dug out over hundreds years for reasons ranging from hideouts to burial sites.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.

A unique hotel for the artistic soul.

This spaceship sculpture in the middle of the Slovakian capital looks like it just crash-landed.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

London's old-school healing garden.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.

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