Places Jill13 Wants to Go

Take a seat and hear a song by the composer Frédéric Chopin.

This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

The original resting place of Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony's only daughter.

An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.

This massive monument towers over the city as a constant reminder of the lives lost during Algeria's hard-won war for independence.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

On high feast days, the entire blue-glass front of this modern church opens up to reveal the small wooden church inside.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

This charming fountain honors Felix Salten, the creator of the iconic storybook deer.

A miniature replica of the canine that became the logo for a large recording company.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

One of the largest legal spray spots in Hamburg.

This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.

Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.