Places JasonCoolMachine Wants to Go

The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.

A preserved building where the dead were once watched for signs of life.

The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.

This museum explores the history of the city's public transportation. Its collection includes the world's oldest preserved electric trolley car.

The ruins of an ancient fortification wall sit in front of and underneath this boutique hotel.

When construction began on this hotel, developers were surprised to find the ruins of an ancient civilization.

A preserved portion of an ancient Athens barrier is displayed in a hotel basement.

According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.

This Byzantine Church was moved from Paris to Athens block by block.

With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.

Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.