Places Zsanoj Wants to Go

Charming small streets lined with well preserved wooden houses dating to the 18th and 19th century.

This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.

The world's greatest slide descends 18 stories from this looping mountaintop viewing platform.

The biggest exposition of dental equipement in Europe. And a Mummy.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

A permanent exhibition honors Queen, which recorded seven albums at the casino-based studio, including “Under Pressure” with David Bowie.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

This oddly shaped church resembles a rocket.

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

Located in the house where Gustave Flaubert was born, this odd museum has more to do with medical grotesquery than the Western novel.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

An honorary saint of the people, Maria Adelaide became an incorrupt corpse, the clothes intact, exhaling “a strong scent of roses.”