Places zichk Wants to Go

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

Slovenia's first mosque is a striking mix of Islamic and modernist architecture.

A relic from the Industrial Revolution got a second life as a contemporary performing arts space.

A crumbling World War I fort that is reached through a series of concrete tunnels.

A beautiful drive through the foot of the Alps traces the path of 15th-century Turkish raids.

This small Slovenian town has become a magnet for microbreweries.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.

An abandoned 19th-century iron factory perched along the outskirts of an idyllic village.

An extraordinary museum devoted to the pop art legend created by Slovak artists.

Climb around the high waterfalls on series of iron ladders and bridges within the wildest gorge in the Slovak Paradise.

The world's newest astronomical clock is also its most accurate.

Tucked in an urban forest, this restaurant specializes in homemade, healing rakijas.

This 11th-century structure is one of the oldest churches in Romania.

Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.

A Romanian church built from one single oak.

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

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

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

One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.

This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.

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

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