Places davidbragin Wants to Go

Stone shrouds of Prince Liu Sheng and Princess Dou Wan of the Han Dynasty, created to preserve their flesh for eternity.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

China has many statues of the general and war god, but none are as epic as this.

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.

Explore a remarkable 35-hectare sculpture garden located an hour outside of Lisbon.

Travel back in time at a Moroccan-inspired restaurant that was the height of glamor in the 1970s.

A modern-day Lascaux cave underneath Paris.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.

A giant silver apple a day keeps the perils of capitalism away.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

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

French sculptor Paul Moreau-Vauthier transformed the site of a 19th-century massacre into a haunting memorial.

This mural painted by Keith Haring was done without payment as a gift to entertain the children at the Hôpital Necker.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.

This Algerian sweet shop serves confections in an eye-popping array of hues.

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

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

Fully loaded, Tunisian-style sandwiches are on the menu at this unassuming hole-in-the-wall.

A tribute shrine where the Space Invasion street art movement started.

Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.