Places grrrlbrarian Wants to Go

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

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

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

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

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.