Places jules Wants to Go

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

An ancient sanctuary that has long been a holy site for the Chaldean Christian Church.

This small monument marks the divide between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the southernmost tip of Africa.

Breathtaking Byzantine paintings cover the inside of this 12th-century church.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.

Row, row, row your pumpkin quickly down the stream.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

A beautiful lighthouse with as many steps as days in the year, as many windows as weeks, and as many levels as months.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

This shuttered power plant is now Turkey's first industrial archaeology museum.

A mesmerizing reservoir nestled at the heart of a pre-Islamic Yemeni village.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

A dictator's failed public works project has been reborn as two linked trails through spectacular scenery.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

Street artists transformed this abandoned industrial neighborhood into one of Europe's largest graffiti exhibitions.

Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.