Places bibliobecca Wants to Go

Inside features a display of how artistic crucifixes transformed throughout the centuries.

The site of a legendary battle immortalized in medieval literature.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.

One of the oldest libraries in the world is still operating and contains the oldest existing document in the Italian language.

Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?

A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.

Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.

An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.

Unscathed for almost 2,000 years, the best preserved Roman triumphal arch is in a small southern Italian city.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

The country home of world-famous designer, writer, and artist extraordinaire, William Morris.

An intact, still operating pharmacy from the 18th-century filled with numerous artifacts and paintings.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

Tucked away behind an unassuming set of shops is a must-see series of stunning murals.

Need a hardcopy of the 50-title Code of Federal Regulations? This is the place.

The formerly unmarked grave of the noted Black American painter, who was a friend to James Baldwin.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

A surrealist labyrinth and museum of contemporary sculptures.

If a visit to this farmhouse feels as if you are stepping into an artistic masterpiece, you’d be right.

Chester Cathedral is home to a unique painting crafted on a canvas of cobwebs.

Inspired by the more famous Scrovegni Chapel, Cappella di San Giovanni contains several amazing frescoes.

This fully restored synagogue explores the American Jewish experience along the old frontier.