Places zichk Wants to Go

A non-stop elevator ride in Vienna's city hall.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

High in the trees or suspended between cables, these surreal structures are the works of a unique Japanese architect.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

This tower is one of the best-preserved (and least-visited) remnants of medieval Paris.

A rare 16-bedroom Qing Dynasty house re-erected on the campus of the Peabody Essex Museum. 

Royals, rebels, and artists have all conversed at this grand 19th-century Viennese coffee house.

Opened in 1787, this old-world treasure is said to be the oldest restaurant in Copenhagen.

A public display of random paleontology.

Denmark’s oldest bakery is home to the 'Wednesday Snail,' one of the best cinnamon rolls on the planet.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

A letterpress workshop committed to the art of printing, with unique and creative designs.

The Bulgarian royal family exclusively used this ornate, now-abandoned train station.

Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

It might look like just a pile of sticks—because it is. But there's a dark history to how this stack got its start.

The Lund University's former gym houses a museum focusing on the creative process of art.

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

Rome is now home to a stunning food museum and library.

Once a safe haven for locals engaged in blood feuds, this 400-year-old fortified tower is now a museum showing what life was like for those lying in wait within its walls.