Places pleiades Wants to Go

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

This unusual sculpture is sometimes partially, sometimes fully, submerged.

This trio of reliefs—an ear, a mouth, and a pair of eyes—carved into the walls of flooded quarries is a monument to spying.

Founded by French colonists in 1919, this mountain resort has been transformed into one-of-a-kind theme park.

Just outside Tokyo, a 45-story-high observatory with a stunning view of Tokyo Skytree and Mount Fuji.

In an unassuming corner of the city hall sits the restored study of a local author.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare enter it.

One of the best collections of Byzantine art housed in a magnificent, 19th-century neoclassical home.

The former mansion complex of a merchant prince, related to a famed filmmaker.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

Once upon a time in Kamakura, a five-headed dragon fell in love with an Indian water goddess.

Open since 1690, this former teahouse makes “strength mochi” based on the centuries-old recipe.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

It is said that coins washed in the waters here will miraculously multiply.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

Crafted from ocean litter, this sculpture highlights the ills of overconsumption.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.

The oldest house in Glasgow is now a museum dedicated to the city's medieval history.

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.

The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.