Places Jason C Wants to Go

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

Built by George III to observe the transit of Venus, this Georgian gem is a unique survivor in the Arcadian landscape of Richmond upon Thames.

The front of this 17th-century cottage also contains a large, stone face.

This set of concrete chambers resonates according to different notes of octaves.

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

This clock tower is all that remains of Bird Hall, constructed by one of the founding families of this Massachusetts town.

The stones of this formerly witch-obsessed castle were used to build a church.

Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.

The amazing wonder cabinets of a very rich Austrian archbishop.

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.

A secluded green oasis amidst the towering skyscrapers, bears an unusual moniker that reflects one of the city's oldest guilds.

This impressive castle looms over small German town.

The highest cold-water geyser in the world.

Tallest - but not most powerful - wind turbine in the world.

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.