Places monicakanellis Wants to Go

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

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

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

This eatery is emblematic of the connection between Jamaica and Nubia.

Source for a sizable portion of Egypt's freshwater supply is more than an optical illusion.

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.

An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.