Places marcwithasea Wants to Go

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

A bike train runs along a disused railway line through the tranquil French countryside.

Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.

Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

A memorial to the monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists in Vietnam.

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.