Places derker Wants to Go

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.

Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

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

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.

Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.

When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.

Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.

Located right outside of Vienna, visitors can take in expansive views of an ethereal forest.

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

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

In the midst of a living monument to Soviet social engineering, Polish Catholics built this church by hand.

One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.

A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.