Places tsrzad Wants to Go

An extraordinary museum devoted to the pop art legend created by Slovak artists.

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

The inverted pyramid design of this station stands out amid Bratislava's urban landscape.

A line of disused military bunkers built to defend against Nazi invasion lies hidden on the outskirts of the city.

The world's newest astronomical clock is also its most accurate.

Inside the Šomoška National Nature Reserve exists a unique rock formation rarely seen in the world.

This spaceship sculpture in the middle of the Slovakian capital looks like it just crash-landed.

The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

The blood-soaked ruins of the castle where the murderous Blood Countess was walled in alive.

This is an amazing but little known tile mosaic mural that used to grace the lobby of an office building in 1958, but now can only be seen from the second floor of a Shoppers Drug Mart.

This little Vancouver shack is a temple to all things Hendrix.

The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.

Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.

According to the local First Nations folklore, this rock was once a man.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This controversial monolith—topped with the iconic Madrid Rock logo and a heavy-metal hand gesture—marks the site of what was once Madrid’s most popular record store

The lengthy skeleton of one of the tallest Spaniards of all time is on display in Madrid.

This 40-meter waterfall of light graces one of the most iconic stations in the Madrid metro network.

A haven for book enthusiasts across the street from Retiro Park.

An automaton perched above an classic clock and watch store

This postmodern apartment block was designed to be a vertical neighborhood.

This small museum tucked within a subway station holds pieces from Madrid's past.

Among the oldest structures in Madrid, these Moorish walls once guarded the medieval city of Mayrit.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.