Places beckermanjw Wants to Go

A seven-story circular concrete tower, once the heart of Ferrara’s Eridania distillery, resembles a modern industrial Colosseum.

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 narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

The Vermont grave of a 4,000-year-old mummy prince.

For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.

Around 9,000 ties call this museum home.

This small museum explores Mexican history and culture through clothing.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

A quirky museum showcasing gloves from movie stars to moonwalkers, plus a behind-the-scenes factory tour.