Places mrsclifford Wants to Go

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

This mysterious sculpture was thought to symbolize a world ravaged by misery.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

After decades of damage, this feat of timekeeping and automaton art has been given a new lease on life.

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

Nicknamed the "Museum of Horrors," this French anatomical collection has been fascinating visitors for over a century.

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

Walk through spectacular aisles of hanging meat and wagon wheel–sized cheese at the world's largest wholesale food market.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

A community-funded monument to kindness in the face of life's difficulties.

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

Three underground crypts and a pointed arch under the bell tower make this cathedral unique among Romanesque churches.

On the wall of this medieval walkway, a symbol of the Spanish Inquisition.

An eclectic collection of thousands of items owned by the sculptor Frederic Marès.

This fountain was designed to honor the man who helped bring water to Barcelona.

One of the most photographed buildings in a city known for its Modernista architecture is an abandoned squat.

This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.