Places hannahrhian Wants to Go

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

For many years, the river that Julius Caesar led his army across into Italy was lost until re-identified.

From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.

The only Shinto shrine in Europe that has been officially sanctioned by Japan.

The oldest civic library in Italy can trace its foundation back to 1619.

This 2,000-year-old Doric bridge is still open to pedestrian traffic to this day.

Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.

One Italian taxi driver covered his entire house in small seashells creating a weird bit of architecture that is preserved to this day.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The only monument in Slovenia celebrating the famous writer, who stayed there for one night entirely by mistake.