Places jules Wants to Go

Only open for two days a year, this church links ancient Greek and modern Christian celebrations.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.

Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

High-end dining has a home in this former gas station.

The first free library in Georgia features an original Tiffany stained glass window of Mary Willis.

Every winter, dozens of otherworldly ice structures sprout up from a rigged up artesian well.

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.

In this beloved beach town, a secret seafood haven lies tucked behind a car wash.

An idyllic traditional timber village on a picturesque hill was built for a film.

This antique shop and tea room reside inside a twice defunct church that was moved stone by stone to its current location.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

This picturesque castle in Poland has a rich history, including a legend that ties it to lost Incan treasures.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

This medieval church is the only one in the world that features all Marc Chagall stained-glass windows.

This Renaissance palace features a unique architectural design and is now home to the Ferrara National Art Gallery.

In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.

The world's first indigenous rooftop farm boasts 2,000 plants from more than 35 different native Australian species.

This burial mound is said to be the final resting place of Russia's first Viking ruler, Oleg of Novogrod.