Places derWaliser Wants to Go

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

A giant interactive periodic table with real samples of the elements.

Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.

Marvel at the excessive luxury of the ousted Ukrainian president's former estate.

This street has over a half-dozen names, all at once.

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Prypiat after the Chornobyl disaster.

Last remaining nuclear missile base in Ukraine.

A fortress built to pacify local uprising that had a stint as a Nazi concentration camp before becoming a five-star hotel.

World's largest crossword puzzle spans the side of a towerblock, its clues scattered throughout the city.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

A patriotic medieval knight in driven-nail armor raised money for widows and orphans of WWI.

A tribute to a Ukrainian heroine who went undercover and killed several Nazi operatives.

Like something out of a bad acid trip, this Ukraine hallway has been covered in hallucinatory phantasmagoria.

The medieval prince founded the first library in Ukraine at Saint Sophia's Cathedral where he was interred.

This massive glowering Lenin head gazes out over eastern Siberia.

The world's largest statue of Mao Zedong looks out over the city where he discovered Communism.

The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public can be found in southeast England.