Places gingerstash Wants to Go

Hundreds of secret cabinets built into the walls of legendary poisoner's private work room.

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

1920's reinforced concrete church by architect Auguste Perret changes the face of modern design.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

These rock drawings in the Côa Valley also create an ancient optical illusion.

A hidden medieval crypt where a famous legend says the devil used to teach black magic.

These "mermaids" that surround a plaza in Segovia are rather sphinx-like.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.