Places nejuum Wants to Go

This stunning natural double arch, the largest in the Alps, went undiscovered until 2005.

A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.

The great Italian Renaissance painter was laid to rest here in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

The largest underground church in Europe.

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

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

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

Stroll through retro Paris while shopping for old postcards and discarded doll heads.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.

The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.

This museum in a Paris apartment gives a unique look at the iconic French singer's life.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.