Places garyrusssmith Wants to Go

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.

This small museum tucked within a subway station holds pieces from Madrid's past.

The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

A non-stop elevator ride in Vienna's city hall.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

After the owner of this Art Nouveau home died, it was turned into a museum displaying a lifetime dedicated to art.

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

Little-known artist couple chose a former silk factory as the location for a museum dedicated to their work and other avant-garde art.

Feast on buckets of garlicky snails.

In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

Warsaw's fantastically preserved gasworks...almost.

A massive mammoth bone has been on display inside this church since the 18th century.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.

A controversial artwork draws attention to the dark history of Prague's "Suicide Bridge."

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.

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