Places Cost Wants to Go

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

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

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Harlequin costumes, signed scripts, and armor-wearing puppets.

An enigmatic modern marker left next to a historic Roman site.

Rome is now home to a stunning food museum and library.

The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.

A masterpiece of modern architecture that caused quite a stir in Paris, recreated in Bologna half a century later.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.

Stumbling upon this whimsical wooded garden is like stepping into an enchanted forest full of philosophical musings.

In this museum, visitors are invited to touch the art.

These pillars at the main entrance of this church are actually a hidden musical instrument.

A map of Italy made entirely of trees.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

This caldera was once associated with the Etruscan god of the underworld.