Places donaldrbennie Wants to Go

The historic home of the pivotal political activist who led the Métis people in rebellion against the Canadian government.

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

The first outlet of Canada's biggest fast-food franchise has been slinging doughnuts since 1964.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.

This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

This Ottoman-era church is hidden amid a busy tourist area.

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

An old Danish political institution where members of government can grab a drink off the record.

Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.

A little-known cafe in an old copper bridge tower with 360-degree views of the harbor.

Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.