Places kwcase Wants to Go

Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.

Lifelike statue of the Chinese philosopher in the bathtub.

Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.

These picturesque structures speckle the hill above the monastery.

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

This under-visited temple is nestled within one of Shanghai's traditional shikumen-style residential blocks.

One of the word's deepest gorges is also tied to a fantastic legend.

The western-most fortress on the Great Wall of China has gone from a strategic stronghold to a kitschy tourist carnival.

A son-and-daughter meat market, hawked by mom and dad.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.