Places dearcy Wants to Go

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

The final resting place for a wealthy Roman family, this tomb might be the best preserved of its kind outside Italy.

A poignant mural honors the heroic teenage non-conformists who took on the Nazis and paid the ultimate price.

Residing along a busy thoroughfare, this sculpture urges passersby to consider the future.

How did a lighthouse wind up in the middle of this landlocked German city?

Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.

Aged nearly 1,700 years, the world's oldest bottle of wine is probably still drinkable.

A pink sandstone column once used in ancient times to measure one's belly after a night of debauchery.

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.

This 14th century wine cellar is home to the oldest barrel-stored wine in the world.

A charming little museum founded by the designer of the Statue of Liberty.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

A town that sets itself apart with supersized designer seating.

The world's largest collection of fire-fighting items dating back almost 350 years.

A journey through every aspect of the human body.

Along the Rhine, about a mile from the historic Munster, learn the heartrending story of two lovers torn asunder, cast into unknown layers of time and space.

An interactive exhibition space dedicated to the kinetic sculptures of Swiss artist Jean Tinguely.

An unassuming Swiss institution houses Europe's largest toy museum.

One of the world's largest collections of pharmaceutical artifacts.

This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.

This contemplative sculpture made out of old machine parts is meant to be the first in a series of sculptures around the world.

Long before ultrasounds and modern testing, medical specimens like these conjoined twins helped physicians learn about congenital anomalies.