Places DabbiVdB Wants to Go

The site of a legendary 14th-century battle and a controversial 20th-century speech.

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

A historical puzzle lies at the origins of this structure.

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

The engineer of the Imperial Canal of Aragon installed this fountain to show skeptics he had achieved his aim.

Europe's largest river aquarium features freshwater species from around the world.

The first museum in Europe dedicated to the art of origami.

A house covered entirely with shells.

This medieval synagogue survived the Inquisition as a hospital and church.

Touching this little fossil embedded in the wall of a grand mosque-cathedral may make your wishes come true.

This Michelin-starred restaurant sheds light on a rare period of cultural and culinary tolerance in Cordoba’s past.

A collection of weird and wonderful art fills a former houseplant nursery.

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

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

These traffic lights celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the women's suffrage movement in Lithuania.

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.