Places atozenith Wants to Go

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

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

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

If you visit the burial place of King Frederick the Great, you'll likely find a couple of potatoes sitting on his tombstone.

From morgue to urn, watch the whole process at this unusual educational attraction.

Admire endangered plants in a verdant garden that looks straight out of a Monet painting.

An old asylum graveyard that's been abandoned for half a century attracts those seeking a dark thrill.

A giant interactive periodic table with real samples of the elements.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

One man's personal collection of KGB memorabilia is presented along with his strange viewpoint.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

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.

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

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

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.