Places Stique Wants to Go

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

A statue of Paulina Hermann, the eccentric noblewoman known as the "mother of cats."

A tribute to an iconic act of defiance from the Croatian War of Independence involving a small car.

A small self-proclaimed micro-state located on a piece of disputed territory between Croatia and Serbia, near Liberland.

A Roman monument to their own civil engineering prowess.

One of the most important fortresses along the Danube now lies in ruins.

A Soviet-style monument, built after transferring the remains of heroes from their graves.

An eerie fountain commemorating the death of a boy that sparked a small war in the 19th century.

A Serbian church lit by chandeliers made of weapons.

Belgrade’s oldest restaurant has a rather unusual name.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

A NATO bombing took the lives of 16 civilians in 1999—the ruins remain in the center of Belgrade.

Memorial to the 89 children killed during the NATO bombing of Serbia.

Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.

This 14th century castle withstood years of battle but is now sliding off the hills into the Danube.

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

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

Historic beer hall in Bucharest with magnificent stained glass and a lively folk band.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

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