Places Jason C Wants to Go

Multiple versions of this horned sculpture, tied to local legend, have been stolen over the years.

A beautifully preserved and hidden 16th-century alleyway, tucked behind an unassuming door.

An eerie ghost village hidden in the forests of the Eifel, frozen in a strange postwar limbo.

This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.

One of the best-preserved pieces of DDR propaganda in Berlin.

This conceptual artwork might be the most disappointing attraction in Brussels.

A sculpture of a courtesan towers above Lake Constance, recalling a church scandal.

One of Amsterdam’s most popular cultural and recreational complexes is on the site of a former gas works.

This monumental neo-Renaissance tomb in Vyšehrad Cemetery is the final resting place for Czech cultural legends.

A natural bridge formed by limestone travertines in Armenia's Vorotan River Canyon.

Richly symbolic public artworks that have been reconfigured for the 21st century.

This 19th-century fountain features sculptures of little gnomes that help with chores.

The world’s largest collection of cork models of ancient Roman buildings, made by a court baker and his son.

One of the four clock faces on this church is mismatched, in a nod to a historic slight.

This little jewel of post-war religious architecture is hidden inside the Diocesan Museum, which swallowed it when it was built.

A church with a detached tower, believed to have been cast aside by the devil himself.

Early Nazi prison for political prisoners.

A series of sculptures, “sitting” directly on top of Berlin's existing street lamps, addressing the overlooked topic of urban light pollution.

A building that looks like a giant hedgehog, in the middle of East London.

A masterpiece of Rationalist architecture in the center of Madrid with lizards on it.

This taberna has been frying up crunchy salt cod since 1860.

Kingly French toast comes soaked in milk or red wine, then drizzled in a citrus-perfumed syrup.

A small but stubborn relic of Spain’s turbulent past hides in plain sight.

A unique Baroque bridge preserved in Madrid's largest public park.