Places Marijn Wants to Go

A Brutalist architectural gem hidden among Skopje’s neoclassical buildings.

World's largest crossword puzzle spans the side of a towerblock, its clues scattered throughout the city.

A unique Soviet mosaic preserved on the facade of a shoe factory in Lviv.

Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.

Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.

A fortress built to pacify local uprising that had a stint as a Nazi concentration camp before becoming a five-star hotel.

This unique Lady Liberty is one of the only examples of the figure sitting down.

A peculiarly shaped brass sculpture hidden in a courtyard in central Lviv

Abandoned museum from the last days of Soviet domination, with a unique Brutalist design.

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

A museum glorifying the life of Stalin, located in the city of his birth.

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.

The world's oldest grape-producing vine has survived four centuries of turmoil and even has its own anthem.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

A 19th-century pharmacy converted into a bookstore.

A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.

Krakow's own version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

Remnants from a time before electricity.