Places Emoth Wants to Go

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

Richard Luke Concanen never set foot on American soil.

This whimsical fountain depicts a winged siren shooting water out of her nipples into the fires of Mount Vesuvius.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.

The middle finger of modernity.

The grounds and buildings of an old wood pulp mill have been transformed into an innovative art park and museum.

At this Arctic outpost, get to know members of the indigenous Sámi community and meet their herds.

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

The "Black Arch" guards the entrance to the picturesque Glens of Antrim.

A Victorian marvel of engineering is now a 21st-century tourist attraction.