Places emmypimms Wants to Go

The ruins of an ancient mansion sits in front of and underneath a contemporary art gallery.

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

A unique housing complex born from the aftermath of the Greek Civil War.

A historic building houses one of the most important archaeological institutes in Europe.

The ruins of an ancient fortification wall sit in front of and underneath this boutique hotel.

According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.

This graffitied 19th-century building was a prototype of European industrial architecture.

One of the greatest collections of coins in the world is housed in the former mansion of an archeological pioneer.

This small museum once served as a royal hunting pavilion for King Otto Friedrich Ludwig.

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

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

For more than 170 years, this family-run bakery has been serving Berlin’s best Baumkuchen, or “tree cake.”

Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.