Places JonAkzar Wants to Go

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

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.

This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.

A small man-controlled waterfall powers an Art Nouveau elevator and is accessed via narrow gauge, solar-powered tramway.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

Kyiv's answer to Muscle Beach is a Soviet-era gym made from scrap metal.

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

A beautiful and moving memorial set on a little island in the middle of the river in Minsk.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.

A half-buried vehicle in Prague's is the latest iteration in a long-running piece by Czech artist David Černý.

Heralded as one of the prettiest castles in all of Czechia.

Visitors flock to the historic birthplace of radiobalneology for its therapeutic radium treatments.

Underneath the city that invented pilsners are a series of historic tunnels that have been storing beer for centuries.

The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.

Dedicated to the unsung history of human waste.

These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.