Places santidspadaro Wants to Go

A unique interactive experience of everyday life in communist Yugoslavia—a very different time in Croatian history.

This Croatian computer club features such gaming relics as the infamous Virtual Boy and an 8-bit Pacman machine.

This former estate of a fascist leader is now a burnt out ruin leading to a system of secret tunnels.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Locals believe this abandoned ruin on the outskirts of Bucharest is haunted.

The kitsch mansion of the former Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu features a golden bathroom.

Something's watching you.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

A local museum honors the history of Bamberg’s unique cultural heritage: growing crops in the heart of the city.

The taxidermy remains of the first brown bear to enter Germany in 170 years.

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

One man's personal kunstkammer, museum and shop.

This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.