Places bgoodyear Wants to Go

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

Seven beautiful 1,000-year-old rock-cut Buddhist statues.

Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.

This gnarled old tree supposedly sprouted from seeds kept in the pocket of a 16th-century Spanish sailor.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

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

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

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.