Places nowickid Wants to Go

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

An underground venue, buried for 200 years, now open as a unique whisky tasting venue.

A nearly 200-year-old Catholic mission built to serve the native people of Idaho.

Two ancient yew trees with a chapel and an altar built inside their hollow trunks.

One of the four clock faces on this church is mismatched, in a nod to a historic slight.

The remains of a 13th-century Norman fortress, largely destroyed by an explosive renovation.

This little jewel of post-war religious architecture is hidden inside the Diocesan Museum, which swallowed it when it was built.

A place of meditation and prayer, the grotto is a replica of the one in Lourdes, built in gratitude for the healing of a seminary priest. This is the first pilgrimage to take place on August 15 north of the Seine.

A statue of Charlemagne, created in the 1400s, once overlooked the city, and is now located in a crypt.

Lego blocks now patch Rouen's WWII scars.

A cave-turned-memorial church marking the site where civilians were killed during an 1814 uprising.

Thought to be Britain’s earliest purpose-built viewing station, this small hut frames a magical waterfall.

Henri Matisse's final masterpiece.

A chapel quietly preserves the remains of Father Damien, who devoted his life to caring for leprosy patients.

Legendary pedestrian bridge in the centre of Romanian city Sibiu.

This cave complex might provide a link between the Neolithic and the Classical Greek period.

An ancient healing font dedicated to an 11th-century matriarch was moved to make way for progress.

A natural bridge formed by limestone travertines in Armenia's Vorotan River Canyon.

This 13th century convent is now a medieval painting museum.

The oldest floral clock in the world still functions today.

This scenic road offers breathtaking mountain pass views and a quirky “magic road” illusion.

This pedestrian bridge in Croatia is a sleek, ship-inspired design with a fun net and social spaces.

This building was recently restored to its original 1908 design, showing the old style of Russian summer houses.

This 8-foot Anglo-Saxon cross is a rare surviving example of Mercian craftsmanship.