Places Alexander Wants to Go

This modernist tower was saved by a fraternity with a 500-year-old penchant for shooting at wooden parrots.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

For one day every month Barcelona's Estació de França transforms into a market for model trains.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

This basement museum explores the art and artistry of fascism.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.

A medieval church with largest and oldest collection of Renaissance frescoes in France.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.

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

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

Unconventional site where the tracks of Zurich tramcars intersect.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.