Places cyriellegiger Wants to Go

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

Relaxed riverfront dive bar where you can also rent a boat.

A war-scarred hippo calf nursed from the ruins into a symbol of Berlin resilience

Keep your eyes out for this "ghost" and walking pun.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

A quasi-futuristic roof sits atop a medieval Bohemian monastery damaged during World War II.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

This monumental neo-Renaissance tomb in Vyšehrad Cemetery is the final resting place for Czech cultural legends.

This moving sculpture depicts contortionist positions based on photographs of gymnast Věra Čáslavská, who protested the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.

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

A collection of anatomical samples from one of the first anthropologists to suggest that humans reached North America by crossing the Bering Strait.

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

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.

A sculpture of the iconic East German car on four legs is a tribute to those who traveled to Prague seeking asylum.

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

A striking, modern church devoted to a nun who loved God and beer.

A metal forest of peas pays tribute to the founding father of genetics.

In this Romani neighborhood lies a museum dedicated to the culture and history of the Roma.