Places jbedigian Wants to Go

This Michelin-starred restaurant sheds light on a rare period of cultural and culinary tolerance in Cordoba’s past.

This medieval synagogue survived the Inquisition as a hospital and church.

Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.

This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.

Bored potato-guarding Nazis etched their thoughts onto a brick storage building in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District.

Where a neoclassical sculptor rests at the heart of the museum devoted to him.

The world's smallest drawbridge.

Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.

Where a rare geological phenomenon created a section of rock that resembles a checkerboard.

This World War I fortress is the perfect place to catch a Montenegrin sunset.

Here lies a legend of three sisters, all in love with the same mariner.

The hairpin turns in this mountain road take the shape of a letter—is it a coincidence or a symbol of love?

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

The elliptical citadel resisted the advance of the mighty Ottomans several times, thanks to the military prowess of the "Dragon of Albania."

In this town's main square resides a statue of none other than the 43rd President of the United States.

The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.

One of the best examples of a Byzantine period monument in Albania.

A fascinating little project dedicated to preserving the charming historic doors of Durrës.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

This moving sculpture depicts contortionist positions based on photographs of gymnast Věra Čáslavská, who protested the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.