Places katherinelclifford Wants to Go

Underneath the Serapeum ruins lies a dark passage with nooks for books, the lesser-known “sister” to the famous ancient library.

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.

This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.

An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.

A ghostly mansion in the middle of downtown Tunis.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

Get in line for Lisbon’s most famous sandwich.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.

This Cardiff Bay landmark traces its history back to when Norwegian ships transported coal from Wales.

Near where the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition launched, there is a monument to 'Scott of the Antarctic'

A permanent woodland refuge in the Carpathian Mountains for European brown bears rescued from abuse and neglect

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.