Places jbusking Wants to Go

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A landscape decorated with enormous skull sculptures.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

This open-air sculpture museum is located under a bridge in the center of Madrid.

A haven for book enthusiasts across the street from Retiro Park.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

This unassuming bookstore in the heart of Madrid is one of the oldest in Spain.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

"No writer ever gave more to a city and got back less.”

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

A small museum celebrating the fiberglass giants that are icons of America's highways.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.