Places MikeInSanFrancisco Wants to Go

This bottle-shaped monument pays tribute to the Appalachian drink that changed the pace of human life.

Since 1920, one small company has defined the distinctive chairs of Paris' sidewalk bistros.

The home and studio of one of the most celebrated female artists of the 19th century.

Artist and musician Will Menter creates musical sculptures.

Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.

Hundreds of secret cabinets built into the walls of legendary poisoner's private work room.

A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.

This museum preserves over-the-top masterpieces that once qualified artisans for membership into a medieval guild.

Limestone grottoes turns everyday objects into stone.

Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

Beautiful carved tunnels.

A medieval house adorned with enigmatic carvings, including one of a man displaying his masculine attributes.

These red marks, seemingly placed at random, are in fact not.

This statue by a foremost African sculptor presents the leader in Haiti's independence struggle as a heroic figure contemplating his fledgling nation's constitution.

Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.

The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.

Home to the "Rat King" of Nantes and other wonders of the natural world.

This tiny hotel perched atop a 50-foot tower really puts things into perspective.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

This crack in France's seaside cliffs once hid a sinister secret.

A castle-like sea fort from the 17th century is now a museum to oyster farming.

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.

Winston Churchill painted this lake during his stay Woolsack Castle in the Landes forest.