Places onthenecessity1775 Wants to Go

One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

The scorched Lisbon church that survived two earthquakes and a massive fire.

Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

Rabanadas, the Portuguese answer to French toast, are reborn here with a glassy sugar crust and a center as light as whipped cream.

An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

A British Commonwealth cemetery in the heart of Milan, with 421 allied soldiers died during World War II.

A larger-than-life house of cards stands outside the house of a former fashion designer.

This small Milan street is filled with colorful homes and a rich history.

High in the Italian Alps, a lonely chapel with a striking view of the Matterhorn.

Hundreds of secret cabinets built into the walls of legendary poisoner's private work room.

A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.

Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.

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

This museum preserves over-the-top masterpieces that once qualified artisans for membership into a medieval guild.

Stuck in the arcade of Casa Isolani are three arrows of mysterious origins.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

After funding was cut for a memorial to the Danish author, the sculptor had his statue ceremonially lowered into the city harbor.