Places piegem Wants to Go

A historical western settlement that is known as one of the three most disappointing sights of Japan.

A quiet trail near York's city center features a series of very small fairy houses.

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

A deserted site of Yugoslav remembrance.

A serendipitous meeting between a South American revolutionary and a local barman resulted in an iconic image of 20th-century art.

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

The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.

In a fusion of myth and mischief, this statue is a testament to this university's quest for both knowledge and pleasure

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

Czechoslovakia’s first competition pool, now a decaying ruin of a functionalist marvel.

A World War I German experimental concrete plant, hidden deep in a French forest.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

Legendary pedestrian bridge in the centre of Romanian city Sibiu.

Towering metal swords commemorate a 12th-century victory.

Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.

Henri Matisse's final masterpiece.

A giant pair of rose-tinted sunglasses offers an illuminated view of Aarhus Bay.

A striking testament to the industrial past.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

The largest open-air museum in southern Europe, where nature and contemporary art exist in harmony.

A dazzling work by a Pop art legend hangs in one of the world’s busiest subway stations.

A small Sardinian village covered in vivid murals depicting a century of local life.

A pillar is all that remains of a church built to honor a peculiar miracle.

The deepest hole drilled in the name of science, where evidence of Precambrian life was found.