Places ipa Wants to Go

This beautiful example of neoclassical architecture is one of Uruguay's most treasured cultural gems.

An Argentinian businessman facing terminal cancer built this whimsical medieval village using salvaged materials.

The world's first invisible city square is an homage to a man who pushed the boundaries of art.

For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.

Fully loaded, Tunisian-style sandwiches are on the menu at this unassuming hole-in-the-wall.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

A mysterious architectural gem in one of the most elegant areas of Buenos Aires.

This giant power line tower is a robot that can express its moods in neon.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

A small museum dedicated to the small—but mighty—Nürnberger Rostbratwurst.

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

From open waters to open dance floors—this decommissioned ferry has been transformed into a lively nightclub.

Visit the real-life site of the fictional pizzeria in Bong Joon-Ho's film Parasite.

Booksellers and public artworks fill this vibrant promenade along the disused railroad tracks.

Collected from all around Seoul, thousands of secondhand books create this photogenic tunnel.

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

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

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

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.