Places Clay E Wants to Go

The history of drinking is told through 1,800 cups, chalices, and glasses at this exhibit.

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

This Gallo-Roman sanctuary is dedicated to Serápis, god of the underworld.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.

A replica of the Roman emperor in glorious full color.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.

A suspended footbridge allows for traversing this gorge carved through the French Alps.

The last fully functional fortress of Germany's World War II Atlantikwall.

Believed to be the country's tallest waterfall, the Njupeskär is actually much smaller.

Despite the groans of archaeologists, this astounding groups of Bronze Age petroglyphs have been painted red for tourists.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

A reconstructed farm shows what life was like in Norway 1,500 years ago.

A former factory now pays tribute to a local industry fueled by sardines.

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

An impressive museum dedicated to the resource that made the Scandinavian country rich.

This Swedish automobile graveyard is a beautiful gallery of decay, but woe be to any who would steal a souvenir.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.

Europe's only museum solely dedicated to the history of whaling still has a fully-functioning whaling ship.

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

A stunning silver lining to global warming's gloomy cloud.