Places annebelleo Wants to Go

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

This stunning, out-of-the-way Croatian monument commemorates a community's uprising against occupying fascist forces.

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

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Lego blocks now patch Rouen's WWII scars.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

An underground tropical garden sits inside a Paris Métro Station.

This cliff-face port is considered a masterpiece of mining engineering.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

A town that sets itself apart with supersized designer seating.

A futuristic rocket marks the spot where three borders meet.

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.

A thought-provoking outdoor art installation sits in the seat of German law.

This magnificent church allows travelers along one of Germany's busiest roadways a chance to rest and reflect.

A kindergarten shaped like a cat with a tail that's a slide.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.