Places asdonkar Wants to Go

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

This museum promotes informed contraception by documenting its often secret past.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

The historic tower houses of this nearly abandoned Greek town have been compared to the spikes on an iguana's back.

A magical, if a bit tacky, 1960s castle conjures up medieval fairytales and Greek mythology.

This former royal palace with gorgeous gardens became the first museum in Morocco.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

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

At this research institute, the chile is king.

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.

This magical space partly designed by Antoni Gaudi is one of the best examples of romantic gardening in the Mediterranean.

A little-known park with unusual, half-ruined structures and a mystical energy.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."