Places Banderslav Wants to Go

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

An elevator into the Baltic Sea.

This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

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

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

This confectioner serves one of the finest renditions of Antep baklava outside of Turkey.

Towering sandstone rock formations where 'The Chronicles of Narnia' was filmed.

A half-buried vehicle in Prague's is the latest iteration in a long-running piece by Czech artist David Černý.

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

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

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.

Start your day with a Catalan-style “fork breakfast”—complete with booze—at this rustic restaurant.

Behind this unmarked facade lies the original bomba—a crunchy orb of fried mashed potatoes stuffed with minced meat.

Grab a slice of Catalonia’s famous flatbread in a space with ancient Roman roots.

This sturdy, circular stronghold served as one of the forts that protected the Venetian Lagoon.

An intricate ceramic tile facade adorns this five-star hotel.