Places mjh Wants to Go

This fascinating and poignant museum chronicles every imaginable aspect of Spanish colonialism in the Americas.

The only urban monument in the world designed by the great surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.

The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.

The remains of this misplaced church were moved here stone by stone.

Once a resting spot for King Fernando VII.

One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.

This historic fountain is a favorite neighborhood meeting point.

Strange masks and obscure costumes are housed in this old Madrid corrala.

This funky former tobacco factory is one of the most striking examples of Madrid's cultural diversity.

A statue commemorating a beloved stray dog who was adopted by the entire neighborhood where he lived.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

Belgrade’s oldest restaurant has a rather unusual name.

This magnificent church allows travelers along one of Germany's busiest roadways a chance to rest and reflect.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.