Places Aksel Wants to Go

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

Standing stones found on a construction site are re-erected.

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

Museum of science fiction, utopias, and extraordinary journeys of the mind.

Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

Since 1920, one small company has defined the distinctive chairs of Paris' sidewalk bistros.

The fantastic architectural models of a French traveler.

An art world insider finds himself battling for his artistic home.

One of the world's most complex timepieces.

A gothic church dedicated to the love of wine.

A Christian retreat founded to welcome refugees fleeing from the Nazis during World War II.

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.

The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public can be found in southeast England.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

This small commune with an even smaller name appears to have an unlikely amount of dead ancestors.

This Norman castle has been the scene of assassination plots, religious persecution, and Nazi conspiracies throughout its long history.

Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.