Places freddoloso Wants to Go

The residence of a Taiwanese literary scholar sits down an alleyway adorned with depictions of snails.

The first post office in Toronto still operates today, complete with quill pens and ink for writing letters.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

Displaying religious art made almost exclusively in modern styles helps set this Buddhist temple apart from the myriad others in Bangkok.

This pilgrimage site was built to honor an incarnation of Buddha who sacrificed himself to save a tiger and her two cubs.

This decaying, grandiose tweed mill once housed the Norwegian Army in exile.

Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.

Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.

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

A massive line that stretches across the floor of Bologna’s largest church was created by a 17th-century scientist to measure the movements of the Sun.

This windmill has been grinding pigments for traditional paints for more than 200 years.

This iconic Tudor home-turned-museum offers a unique glimpse into the everyday life of a prosperous family during the early modern period.

A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.

It’s fun to stay at the YMCA… but at this London outpost, it’s even more fun to eat the Bombay aloo.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."