Places connieZ Wants to Go

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

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

This "volcanic all-day restaurant" is right on the beach.

This fairytale-looking castle is a wonderful example of Greek neo-Gothic architecture

This Byzantine Church was moved from Paris to Athens block by block.

The ruins of an ancient mansion sits in front of and underneath a contemporary art gallery.

A tiny Greek Orthodox church from the Ottoman era hides on a busy city street.

Public water fountains built during the Ottoman Era still stand throughout this seaside town.

This church is dedicated to the patron saint of seafarers.

A closer look at this somewhat faded hotel by the Corinth Canal reveals the architectural undertones of a genius.

These sea caves are the source of Xigia Beach's distinct aroma.