Places alyssachester Wants to Go

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

The middle finger of modernity.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.

This museum in a Paris apartment gives a unique look at the iconic French singer's life.

Original cabaret handbills, posters, and feline artwork are a purrfect highlight of the Museum of Montmartre.

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

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

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

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

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

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The world’s largest magazine collection was born from a single shelf in a teen’s bedroom.

The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.