Places stephlt25 Wants to Go

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

The hearts of 54 Habsburg royals received special burials here separate from their bodies.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

A mechanical clock built in 1914, with a rotation of 12 historical figures on its face.

Rediscovered underground chapel is one of the best examples of Gothic architecture in Vienna.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

A mysterious concrete hand reaches out from between the stones of Uniwersytecki bridge.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.

The traditional Polish croissant, folded 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe, is a legally protected cultural treat.

Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.

An unusual bronze bus shelter is actually an art installation commenting on the city's history with the Nazi party.

A massive playground in the woods of Germany.

The site of one of the largest prison escapes of World War II.

Disturbing works of outsider art, carved from whole logs.

Each spring, residents of this Czech town hoist a 'slain' metal dragon onto the city hall to commemorate a local medieval legend

This fairytale medieval church in Poland originally spent centuries in Norway.

The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.

Once tied to Templar legend and later to Prussian counts, this fairy-tale palace has witnessed centuries of Polish history