Places istnbl Wants to Go

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

Despite its name this unique art piece was established to commemorate a tragic flood.

The only town in the world with two exclamation points in its name.

A lake formed in the basin of a massive impact crater takes the shape of an unbroken ring when viewed from above.

A community-run museum invites visitors to explore Jewish communities before and after the Holocaust.

An ever-changing gathering of crude wooden figures haunts the St. Lawrence River.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

A lake in the middle of the tundra of Quebec is said to be the purest freshwater lake on Earth.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

An abandoned town centered around a paper mill powered by a large waterfall.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

This three-chambered cave is the only protected natural bat hibernaculum in Quebec.

An 18th century fountain and two columns are all that remains of Rome's forgotten river harbor.

This small Roman arch was transformed into a dwelling by the founder of the Trinitarian Order.

An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.

One of Rome's most picturesque and original bridges was also a popular choice for Grand Tour artists.

A colossal aqueduct from the second century B.C., deeply hidden in a gorge on the outskirts of Rome.

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

Rome is now home to a stunning food museum and library.