Places lemonkid Wants to Go

Scotland's first Masonic lodge may also be the oldest in the world.

Edinburgh’s version of the Sistine Chapel is this former church, with an interior covered in paintings done by one woman over the course of nearly a decade.

Dine on Porto-style tripe at a restaurant run by the head of a gastronomic brotherhood dedicated to uplifting this humble dish.

The former home of a Portuguese poet, artist, and collector is packed to the brim with art.

The original version of Porto's most famous sandwich is just as good here as it was a century ago.

Rabanadas, the Portuguese answer to French toast, are reborn here with a glassy sugar crust and a center as light as whipped cream.

A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

An underground tropical garden sits inside a Paris Métro Station.

A treasure trove of audio technology, from wax cylinders to juke boxes and record players.

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

Offal and flawless onion soup are on the menu at this restaurant that once catered to the workers of Les Halles.

Fully loaded, Tunisian-style sandwiches are on the menu at this unassuming hole-in-the-wall.

Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.

The historic Masonic Lodge in which the first-ever female Mason was initiated.

Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.

Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.

A grotto-like lodge decorated with gilded mosaics, rocks and a noisy waterfall was the setting for the most sumptuous pleasure house of 1900s Europe.

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

This cozy café is housed in a repurposed pharmacy originally built in 1927.

Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.

A rare venue to buy specialty maps.

Here you can see more than 100 years of Scotland’s history captured by amateur and professional filmmakers.