Places danieldixon Wants to Go

This hidden workshop is filled with molds of France's most iconic sculptures.

The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.

1920's reinforced concrete church by architect Auguste Perret changes the face of modern design.

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

This large copper bolt represents the benchmark for measuring sea levels in most of Europe.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

This extensive collection covers thousands of years of Polish military history.

These 18th-century paintings of Warsaw were used to reconstruct the city after World War II.

Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

This hidden collection of everyday objects illustrates life within communist Poland.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.