Places Nekoswan Wants to Go

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

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

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

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.

Where the Millerites gathered to watch the end of the world in 1844—and left disappointed.

Believed to be the birthplace of the United States Marine Corps.

One of Philadelphia's largest murals resides hidden under this bridge.

America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

Yo, Adrian!

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.