Places Caryne Wants to Go

A late-medieval Dutch castle with trick fountains in its whimsical water gardens.

Where lovers tie birch branches into long-lived knots.

Unchanged for centuries, this medieval library keeps its books in chains.

This stately council chamber hasn't changed since 1545.

This former hydraulic laboratory is now a woodland dotted with old engineering models.

A miraculous three-handed portrait of a saint can be found inside this church.

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

Sculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet rule.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

Over time, this castle grew to encompass the entire island.

The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

The largest manmade caves in Europe now function as a motorbike club's headquarters.