Places danieldixon Wants to Go

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

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

This delicious Bosnian barbecue restaurant celebrates the diverse cuisine of Slovenia.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

A preserved trolley track that was transformed into a museum of transportation.

More than a century of radio history is told in these displays.

The only boathouse Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed was also the only unbuilt structure in his famous Wasmuth Portfolio, until 2007.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

This Buffalo museum hides an Art Deco gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

An easy-to-miss plaque marks the building that first held this 19th-century telephone innovation.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.