Places Luis Morato Wants to Go

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

Before there were doorbells this bronze ear was installed for visitors to announce their arrival.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

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

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

The other side is actually green.

A forest park outside Tallinn full of architectural and artistic curiosities.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.

Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.

A tiny church remembers the Polish cavalrymen who charged their way into a Napoleonic victory.

A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.

The extensive relics of an ancient Roman and Phoenician fish processing plant hide in a town park.

Medieval ruins nestled within a breathtaking swath of Spanish nature.

The largest fountain in Bratislava.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.