Places lrach1414 Wants to Go

Stroll through retro Paris while shopping for old postcards and discarded doll heads.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

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

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.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

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

A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.

This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Along a busy beachfront strip you may hear Frank Sinatra singing from one boardwalk home.