Places kgamblin Wants to Go

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The studio of Catalonia's most famous theatrical designer remains exactly as he left it.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.