Places Kooni Wants to Go

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

Get buzzed beholding one of the world's largest coffee-machine collections, then step into the café for a specially brewed cup.

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

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

A horse statue that receives constant makeovers from graffiti artists and locals.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.

A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.

Peruse produce from Senegal, Cameroon, and other West African nations at this sprawling market.

This solitary convex mirror sculpture at an abandoned ferry station at the edge of a fjord reflects the scenery back at the viewer.

After a catastrophic forest fire, a Greek artist transformed scorched tree trunks outside an old sanatorium into this haunting sculpture garden.

A chinese farmer builds robots from scrap.

270 million year-old forest of stone.

This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.

This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.

No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.