Places ktknoll Wants to Go

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

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

A museum of magic with a Sadist past.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

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

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

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

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

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

Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.

Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.

Artillery recovered from the sea floor marks the spot of an extraordinary shipwreck.

Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.

A memorial to the only dog ever officially enlisted in the Royal Navy.

It's estimated that half of the world's gold was mined from South Africa's "golden arc."

This cave overlooking the Indian Ocean has been turned into a shelter and makeshift museum.

A massive rock in the surf steeped in legends.

A beautiful viewpoint on the Garden Route overlooking a naturally-occurring outline of Africa.

The frozen treats at this Cape Town parlor are inspired by Africa's food cultures.

“The oddest pub in South Africa,” inspired by a practical joke.