Places homegeorge Wants to Go

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

Thousands of flowers create enchanting pink tunnels over the city streets.

Healing waters from a holy well, previously used by locals for doing laundry.

This tri-part waterfall is a little bit of fairytale beauty in the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

Wander among free-roaming storks at the sanctuary that helped save them from local extinction.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.

Sausages, schnitzel, and weiners.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.