Places thelibyandesert Wants to Go

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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

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

Dedicated to the works of the legendary special effects artist.

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

A crucified and bearded female saint.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

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

A collection of anatomical samples from one of the first anthropologists to suggest that humans reached North America by crossing the Bering Strait.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Dine on Hungarian-Jewish dishes at this multigenerational, family-run institution.

A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

The romantic garden was the epicenter of the Hungarian art scene in the 1880s.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.

A detailed, loving tribute to America's most isolated city.

One of the most well-preserved mammoth specimens in the world.

An incredibly random collection of wax figures is displayed in a shopping center walkway.

This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.