Places bibliobecca Wants to Go

This beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.

This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.

This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

Thousands of biblical and pagan images are carved into this small 12th-century church.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.

The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

A museum in rural Utah documents the history of the Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated there.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

Rare documents, old instruments, and gruesome specimens showcase the history of military medicine.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.

This tiny abode has been covered in the art of the little old lady who made her life and living there.

The city of Halifax still bears the scars of the largest explosion prior to the atomic bomb.

The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country’s wood bison population.