Places Vaevin Wants to Go

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

A bizarre representation of our ever forward moving society.

An 18-panel Soviet mosaic showcasing the scientific advances made under socialism.

The site of the original experiment that would be used to disprove the theory of luminiferous ether.

A historical observatory still in use by modern astronomers.

A memorial commemorating the place where Truman gave the order to deploy the first nuclear bombs on Japan.

One of the largest refracting telescopes in the world, and the first built specifically for studying astrophysics.

If you visit the burial place of King Frederick the Great, you'll likely find a couple of potatoes sitting on his tombstone.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

An important message and optimistic splash of color in a troubled neighborhood.

A series of sculptures, “sitting” directly on top of Berlin's existing street lamps, addressing the overlooked topic of urban light pollution.

Relaxed riverfront dive bar where you can also rent a boat.

A statue of an astronomer gazes at the sky as a tribute to Caroline Herschel.

An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.

The non-native bovine herd was brought in to help conserve these Berlin wetlands.

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

The final resting place of many of Germany's most famous communists.