Places Machinbiduletruc Wants to Go

The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

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

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.

This unassuming bridge is most likely one of Michelangelo's unfinished masterworks.

The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.