Places nowickid Wants to Go

Stormy conditions send jets of seawater bursting through holes in the cliffs.

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

The people of Padua pledged to construct this church if the city was spared from destruction during World War I.

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

In this nearly 1,000-year-old monastery, monks painstakingly restore old books.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

The 1940s structure houses what was once Europe's largest telescope.

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.

A cone-shaped top and cylindrical body set this 900-year-old structure apart from other Italian bell towers.

These caves are home to a small church and were used to age cheese.

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.