Places yaz999 Wants to Go

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.

A boat ride through utter darkness, lit only by headlamps, reveals an emerald green pool locals believe is sacred.

These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

Wander among the abandoned ruins of this once-powerful medieval town.

This Gothic castle-like portal is a testament to the amazing craftsmanship of the navvies who built the railway tunnel.

The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.

The blood-soaked ruins of the castle where the murderous Blood Countess was walled in alive.

This former insane asylum now holds a pathological anatomy museum.

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

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.

One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

This eccentric folly house was designed by Romanian thinker Bogdan-Petriceicu Hasdeu, with a helping hand from his deceased daughter's spirit.

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

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.