Places Mathurin Wants to Go

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

This century-old, family-run bakery specializes in loukoumades, a Greek doughnut once served to ancient Olympians.

Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.

A slingshot from this delightful collection is awarded each year to someone who has "pulled metaphorical slings in favor of the weak and marginalized."

A trove of ridiculously valuable prints and manuscripts under one roof.