Places Jackieacosta Wants to Go

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

Translating as "The Jump of the Girlfriend," this stunning waterfall has a tragic legend behind it.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

This bookstore serves recipes from the cookbooks on sale.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

Two tombstones associated with the much-beloved children's story.

Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.

Marvel at the opulent Art Nouveau interior while dining on dirt-cheap French classics.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

The French leader's hat sits in a glass case at the oldest restaurant in Paris.

A poem by Arthur Rimbaud is inscribed on the wall of a street that, while it is only one block long, plays a key role in multiple novels.

An unusual number plate signifies the building's saucy past.