Places watsonswanderlust Wants to Go

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world.

Heralded as one of the prettiest castles in all of Czechia.

A larger-than-life statue of the German revolutionist stands proud in a small town where he never lived.

Before serving as James Bond's Casino Royale, this Victorian-era spa catered to the world's elite.

This Czech military museum is home to pink tank that was once a symbol of art and political rebellion.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

Underneath the city that invented pilsners are a series of historic tunnels that have been storing beer for centuries.

The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.

This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.

This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.

A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.

Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

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

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.