Places allisonj Wants to Go

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

A fascinating little museum dedicated to the thousands of chemical substances concealed in our food.