Places madelineflorio Wants to Go

A granite rock formation littered with various species of moss, lichen, and fern.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

A medieval church built into an ancient cave.

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

This stone quarry was used to make axes and other tools more than 6,000 years ago.

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.

The ruins stand as a somber reminder of France’s worst civil catastrophe of the 20th century.

This stunning natural double arch, the largest in the Alps, went undiscovered until 2005.

Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.

The cellar of a former factory is now home to a collection of gloves, machines, and tools of the trade.

Half a century after it was abandoned, this ghost town is coming back to life.

A place to see how French aristocrats lived in the early 1900s.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.

This mountain trail inspired Nietzsche to complete his magnum opus.

The haunting cadaver tomb of a famous French poet, playwright, and filmmaker.

Today this former Nazi concentration camp stands as a poignant memorial to the victims of fascism, and a warning from history.

An interactive museum and restaurant devoted to a prestigious breed of cattle.

Every half hour, the flow of this unusual spring cycles between a rush of water and barely a trickle.

Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.

This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.

Deep in the limestone cliffs of the Alabaster Coast, a German fortress built during World War II.

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.

According to a local legend, this peculiar mountaintop rock formation is actually a demon that was turned into stone.