Places michaelraqimmira Wants to Go

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

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

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

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

For one of Rome’s finest renditions of cacio e pepe, head straight to this osteria.

For more than a century, this hole-in-the-wall near Termini Station has been serving what some say is the greatest porchetta sandwich.

Crispy, cheesy rice balls—the Roman answer to arancini—take center stage here.

Since 1999, this gelateria founded by a string instrument maker has been turning out some of Rome’s best scoops.

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

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

This ancient market is often referred to as the oldest shopping mall in the world.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.