Places alessissimo Wants to Go

An eccentric German artist built this weird and wondrous castle packed with shocking sculptures and alien art.

This amazing oasis of art and plants is hidden on the outskirts of Marrakesh.

The shape of this old salt factory complex was inspired by the course of the Sun.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

This restored 17th century synagogue is one of the few remaining structures in Morocco’s ruined Jewish quarters.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.

This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

The second-highest village in Lazio has attracted artists for 400 years and is now a spectacular open-air art gallery.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

A stunning fountain depicting a mythological she-goat carved directly into the rocks on the grounds of a Renaissance palace.

Trek into the depths of the cave where 17,000-year-old paintings exist alongside 400-year-old graffiti.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

The oldest arboretum on the Dalmatian coast doubles as the gardens of Kings Landing in "Game of Thrones."

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

The tallest minaret in Yemen is 150 feet high and entirely made of mud.

A beautiful riverside mansion where the intellectual life of early-20th-century Argentina flourished.

This splendid mosaic embodies ancient Rome's fascination with the exotic allure of Egypt.

The city of Palestrina was built around this magnificent terraced sanctuary dedicated to the pagan goddess Fortuna.