Places WindupMan Wants to Go

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

An elevator into the Baltic Sea.

This conical hill was built as a testing ground for an engineer known as the Glider King.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

This tombstone marks the spot where the legendary British spy met his end.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

A haunting memorial to Africans kidnapped and lost at sea during the slave trade.

Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

Crossing a suspension bridge above a forest is the only way to reach this 12th-century monastery.

Mysterious library of an infamous financier and spiritual seeker.

One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.