Places mawdsleyem Wants to Go

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

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

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

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The former home of one of the U.K.’s most notable families of suffragettes is now a museum dedicated to women’s rights.

When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.

The construction of this bridge dates back to the 15th century.

Once used to protect important Roman trade routes.

This bronze statue stands throughout the year and illustrates an urgent message about the environment.

Contrary to its heavenly name, this tranquil oasis has a dark and tragic history buried with it (quite literally).

The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.

Since 2017, the remains of Stretford's industrial past have been occupied by a collection of gnomes.

The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.

The city of Manchester quietly unveiled this tribute to a 19th-century massacre.

This 19th century police station now puts the history of the Manchester City Police on display.

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.