Places M0nac0 Wants to Go

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

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

Explore 400,000 years of humans' "battle against darkness" in this offbeat but thorough lamp museum.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

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

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

A mysterious plaque to the even more mysterious "Fr. Pat Noise," killed in "suspicious circumstances."

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.