Places onthenecessity1775 Wants to Go

The world's first underwater farm is home to more than 700 plants.

Abandoned medieval hill town.

A slingshot from this delightful collection is awarded each year to someone who has "pulled metaphorical slings in favor of the weak and marginalized."

Tens of thousands of ancient rock carvings hidden in the heart of a French national park.

Giant, pink stuffed rabbit on an Italian mountain.

A beautiful discovery site of prehistoric burials.

Claude Monet immortalized this medieval bridge in two of his paintings.

The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.

A wood-and-steel sculpture garden featuring an artful interplay of nature and machinery.

This small village claims to be independent from Italy because it was left out when the nation was unified.

There once was a man named Lear / Who found limericks so dear / His final resting space / Is an unusual place / Most people don’t know he’s here.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

If you visit the burial place of King Frederick the Great, you'll likely find a couple of potatoes sitting on his tombstone.

This lesser-visited World Heritage site in Athens boasts an impressive ensemble of medieval gold mosaics.

Despite the name, this ancient statue of uncertain origins is unlikely to represent the Roman goddess Venus.

This stone quarry was used to make axes and other tools more than 6,000 years ago.

Medieval Danse Macabre Fresco in Northern Brittany.

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

A granite rock formation littered with various species of moss, lichen, and fern.

A remote hilltop covered in giant monoliths haunts the Brittany countryside.

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.