Places kathykate Wants to Go

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

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

The last municipal pneumatic post system in the world was in operation for over 100 years, and may run again.

Dedicated to the works of the legendary special effects artist.

Dedicated to the "father of modern education," this museum documents the history of education in Czechia.

The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.

The world's only silo that was topped by two revolving restaurants has unfortunately been demolished.

The world's first motorway was used as a racetrack until the late 1990s.

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

Come stay at a live-in art installation.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

An old tram depot transformed into a vintage car paradise.

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.

After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.

The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.

The 1852 novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" lends its name to a subway station, a street, and several shops on the edge of Berlin.