Places capucinedoose Wants to Go

A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

A set of parking garage escalators doubling as a historical overview of Rotterdam.

These lights mark the area of Rotterdam that was bombed and burned in 1940.

This colorfully-painted tunnel links two distinct parts of a historic neighborhood.

This charming pup is meant to celebrate the youth and stubbornness of the city's students.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

The former home of a trailblazing surrealist is still filled with haunting dolls and grim paintings.

Natural mummies hidden in the crypt of a medieval French church.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

This fascinating abbey is considered the oldest monastery in the region.

The haunting cadaver tomb of a famous French poet, playwright, and filmmaker.

A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.

The largest underground church in Europe.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

The personal library of the founder of modern neurology is open to visitors.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.