Places Ru Chia Wants to Go

An unusual cave filled with rare alien-looking aragonite formations.

A gorgeous stone viaduct crosses over a bucolic valley.

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

The ruins of a 13th-century monastery that long served as a place of refuge from wars and raids.

Too much gossip or just missing curfew could land you in here for a couple of days.

The majority of the highest mountain in Poland is actually located in a different country.

Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.

The best-preserved ancient theater in the world.

One man's personal collection of KGB memorabilia is presented along with his strange viewpoint.

This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.

One of the oldest, well-preserved water treatment facilities in all of Europe.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

This charming wooden church was disassembled and moved not once but twice before settling in this Prague garden.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.

Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chornobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.