Places jitkapilar Wants to Go

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

Visiting this café is like visiting the Austrian grandma you wish you had.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

Walk into an underground archeological dig, the site of the Roman Forum that was once the center of Valencia.

Organisms normally seen under a microscope decorate this church.

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

This massive mural by famed pop-artist Keith Haring was hidden for almost 30 years until its 2018 rediscovery.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Tall columns of volcanic basalt make up this improbable-seeming rock formation.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

A pair of gigantic baby heads greet passengers at Atocha Station.

Just like in Hollywood, Madrid has also a forgotten walk of fame.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

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

With a facade that measures just 107 centimeters, this five-story building is one of the skinniest in Europe.

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.

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

This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.