Places JonAkzar Wants to Go

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.

The world's oldest Jewish library was founded by Sephardic Jews in 17th century Amsterdam.

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

This sanctuary is home to donkeys who finally get to rest after a life of toil.

Deliberately hidden for centuries, the magnificent Saadian Tombs were eventually uncovered in 1917.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

After sitting unused for decades, this abandoned communist infrastructure became a wildlife utopia.

A memorial museum to the political prisoners who were held at Sighet Prison, once one of the most feared places in Romania.

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.

This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."

A stunning 18th century pharmacy and medieval chemist's collection.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

Known as the Hintz House, this medieval pharmacy has been an apothecary's haven for nearly 450 years.

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

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

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

A muddy alien landscape that is home to rare species of exotic plants.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.