Places Xoan Wants to Go

Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.

Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.

Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

An anti-tank graveyard in the English countryside.

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

An unexpected ghost village lurks on the southeast coast of Tenerife.

If you've ever wanted to tear Hello Kitty apart with your teeth, this is the place.

A biblically accurate ark located beneath a Hong Kong bridge is fun for the whole Christian family.

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.

This 20-foot mountain is made up of some 15,000 mannequins—if you visit, you can even take a piece home with you.

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.