Places obstakel Wants to Go

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Cages that once displayed the bodies of executed leaders hang from a German church tower.

This ornate Weser Renaissance house was also the home of an infamous witch hunter.

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."

This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.

This feat of German engineering is one of the only elevators in the world following a curved path.

After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.

A purr-fectly spirited bronze celebration of local street felines through history.

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

A beautiful window with the old Tesla Radio company logo.

This stone amphitheater was once part of Nazi Germany's plan to promote propaganda.

The ruins of a medieval bridge are visible inside a Prague Metro station.

According to local legend, the devil shattered this column after losing a bet.

A quasi-futuristic roof sits atop a medieval Bohemian monastery damaged during World War II.

The largest and best-preserved rotunda in Prague.

Dedicated to the man who saved hundreds of children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.

Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.