Cinto Euganeo, Italy
Euganean Hills
A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Milan, Italy
Fondazione Prada
A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.
Venice, Italy
Ponte dei Pugni (Bridge of Fists)
100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.
Milan, Italy
San Bernardino alle Ossa
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Venice, Italy
Torcello
The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.
London, England
Postman's Park: Memorial to Heroic Self Sacrifice
A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.
Vienna, Austria
Karlskirche (St. Charles's Church)
Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.
Milan, Italy
Royal Pavilion at Stazione Centrale
An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.
London, England
Twinings Tea Shop
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
Milan, Italy
Horned Madonna of Portinari Chapel
The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.
London, England
The Old Curiosity Shop
The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.
London, England
Houseboats of Regents Canal
A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.
London, England
Lindow Man
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
London, England
Whispering Gallery at St Paul’s Cathedral
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England
Sir John Soane's Museum
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
London, England
The Monty Python Foot
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
London, England
Clock of the Long Now: Prototype 1
A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.
London, England
Pelicans of St James's Park
Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
London, England
London's Lilliputian Police Station
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
London, England
Wellcome Collection & Library
The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
London, England
Difference Engine #2
Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.
London, England
Darwin Centre Spirit Collection
Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.
Adalar, Turkey
Büyükada
Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.
Graz, Austria
Murinsel
Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.
