Places beatrizvale Wants to Go

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

This little museum is packed with information about the region's past and present biodiversity.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

Everything from alchemy books to building plans for the Eiffel Tower are housed inside this museum.

This medieval footbridge in the Swiss Alps is known to attract cliff-jumping daredevils.

A monument to peace, built by one man over the course of 25 years.

A treasure trove of scientific instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries.

This scenic spot is known as the birthplace of Switzerland.

A journey through every aspect of the human body.

A 30-foot-high stream of chocolate flows continuously at the Lindt Home of Chocolate.

Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.

Ornate lobby of a police station is decorated with colorful murals by Augusto Giacometti.

An underground venue, buried for 200 years, now open as a unique whisky tasting venue.

An underground tropical garden sits inside a Paris Métro Station.

The world's most remote permanent settlement on an active volcano.

Once a bustling fishing village and trading post, today these Cape Verde ruins provide a home only for seabirds and turtles.