Paris, France
Un Regard Moderne Bookstore
A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Chicago, Illinois
Myopic Books
A Bibliophile's Dream.
Chicago, Illinois
Wicker Park
Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.
Permanently Closed
Chicago, Illinois
Wicker Park Secret Agent Supply Co.
This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.
Florence, Italy
The Relic of St. Antoninus
The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.
Florence, Italy
Medici Hall of Maps (Sala delle Carte Geografiche)
Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.
Florence, Italy
Galileo's Middle Finger
The middle finger of modernity.
Florence, Italy
La Specola Anatomical Collection
The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.
Paris, France
Musée Carnavalet
A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.
