Places williamsburger Wants to Go

Too much gossip or just missing curfew could land you in here for a couple of days.

For over 40 years, this quaint little house has teetered on a rock in the middle of a river.

This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.

An unusual cave filled with rare alien-looking aragonite formations.

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

300 years of pharmaceutical history on display.

Hungarian mummies in beautiful painted coffins.

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.

Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.

Packed to the ceiling with antique taxidermy and hunting arms.

A stunning 18th century pharmacy and medieval chemist's collection.

A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.