Places dakannova Wants to Go

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

The “Coin Cabinet of Dresden” houses a collection of over 300,000 numismatic artifacts, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

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

The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.

The heaviest gold coin ever minted.

A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

The floorboard scrawling of a tragic madman is on public display outside a Paris hospital, much to the dismay of its opponents.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.