Places evanpelt Wants to Go

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

A set of seven houses, each built in a style that represents a European country.

A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

A simple statue outside a California Amtrak station honors the overlooked contributions of the "silent spikes."

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

The first modernist church in Europe.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Fantastic stories on a miniature railroad.

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.