Places palesia Wants to Go

A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.

This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

This off-limits room in the National Library of France is home to a system of pneumatic tubes, once used to bring books to readers.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

Skeletons, medical artifacts, and other obscure and precious treasures all displayed in a wooden pharmacist's cabinet.

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

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

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

A devasting 2020 fire left this historic seminary in ruins.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

This little-known national museum houses over 40,000 works of art from across the world.

The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

This chapel is the site of a yearly pilgrimage that originated during the Middle Ages.