Places jules Wants to Go

A beautiful midcentury mural by the famed Brazilian modernist artist Emiliano Di Cavalcanti.

A replica of the beloved character's house, modeled after the author's own drawings.

A cemetery full of touching tombstones from a community of railroad workers, uranium miners, and Cold War missile launchers.

This historic complex is home to the oldest Christian grave in Kolkata, India.

This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.

A giant floating rubber duck-bunny painted with a different design every year.

This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.

Wander among the ghostly ruins of an island where civilization flourished for thousands of years.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

Not for the faint of heart, this long pedestrian bridge rewards those who brave the wobbly walk with a beautiful view.

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.

This oddly beautiful water cistern is a techno-temple to the wet stuff and a multimedia masterpiece.

Mexico City decorates its facades with extravagant floral arrangements every year.

This enchanting natural park is a magical example of a temperate rainforest in Europe.

A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.

Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.

Legend has it this spring formed at the spot where a medieval Swedish king was killed.

The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”