Places allively Wants to Go

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.

An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

This Parisian café is dedicated to great tea and the art of knitting.

BDSM, 1930s Style.

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

A museum of magic with a Sadist past.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

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

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

This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.

An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.

The costumes depict the Kurent, the star character of the annual Kurentovanje festival.

This modern, multimedia museum takes visitors on an evolutionary journey back in time.