Places afakhori Wants to Go

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.

Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

An exquisite panometer representing Dresden as it was from 1695 to 1760.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

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

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

Hundreds of secret cabinets built into the walls of legendary poisoner's private work room.

The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.