Places hedgehog314 Wants to Go

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

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

History is hiding at the Morean Center for Clay.

The hall of fame for circus performers.

A mansion where wonders of Christmas are celebrated all year long.

Before serving as James Bond's Casino Royale, this Victorian-era spa catered to the world's elite.

A pink sandstone column once used in ancient times to measure one's belly after a night of debauchery.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

A subterranean display of public art and architecture.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

This store decorated with Japanese and underground pop culture items has been the centre of Barcelona alternative fashion scenes for more than a decade.

Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

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

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.