Places Dan Hess Wants to Go

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

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

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

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

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

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

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

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

Giant, pink stuffed rabbit on an Italian mountain.

Celebrate the end of the Great French Wine Blight with a festival of kissing.

This charming fountain honors Felix Salten, the creator of the iconic storybook deer.

The gravestone of a famous poet features a fittingly poetic epitaph chosen by the writer himself.

This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.

A tiny rural community in Switzerland was home to one of history's most shocking murders, and led to the banning of Absinthe for nearly a century.

Extensive private collection of authentic Medieval devices used for human torture and execution.

This secret Swiss fortress is disguised as a harmless pink house, complete with fake windows.

Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.

An 11th-century fortress home to one of the most influential royal houses in medieval Europe.