Places asherkaye Wants to Go

Czechoslovakia’s first competition pool, now a decaying ruin of a functionalist marvel.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Microscopic scenes; some call it novelty, some call it art.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.

Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

A secret door leads to this cozy dive that sells only “milk.”

An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.

A mysterious ruin shrouded in more folklore than fact.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

Hidden in a Scotland museum is a copse of extinct tree stumps.

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.

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