Places pleiades Wants to Go

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

A cityscape of burial tombs that you can easily lose yourself in.

This museum stands out for its poignant portrayal of the atrocities of the Vietnam War and serves as a vital educational tool for promoting peace and understanding.

This spa in Hanoi is staffed exclusively by the visually impaired.

A Hungarian optometrist's charming collection of Asian art and curiosities.

For centuries, this town's hot springs have been embraced by rich and poor—and even by Popes.

Though they look like Hobbit houses, these semi-underground stone structures were built for winemaking.

The enchanting home of an eccentric Swedish physicist and author sits in the hills of Anacapri.

This fiberglass version of the Awakening sculpture by Seward Johnson, now resides in its third location in Italy, in Viterbo.

This Gothic revival structure has been a family home, a military base, a gymnastics center, and is now owned by one of the largest auction houses in Italy.

This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.

These 500-year-old frescoes depict the city in its glory days.

A small but very fascinating fountain in the center of Rome with four books and a deer carved.

Why does this Italian coastal city have a statue of a 17th-century samurai?

Featuring one of the oldest collections of historic musical literature in the world.

A massive line that stretches across the floor of Bologna’s largest church was created by a 17th-century scientist to measure the movements of the Sun.

For two decades in the 13th century, the papacy operated from this palace in central Italy, which served as the site of the first—and longest—papal election conclave in history.

This castle has decor from many periods of history, as well as a fairytale park.

A hidden fishing village on Sicily's Ionian coast, known for the legend of a shepherd, a nymph, and a jealous Cyclops.

A living example of historical stratification: a Roman amphitheater, a medieval farm, and modern town square.

A 1930s defensive fortification designed to protect Italy from a German invasion.

One of the 20th century’s most remarkable explorers was buried here, but he just couldn't stay put.

A giant coin serves as a very unusual yet creative monument commemorating one of the most important people in the history of Trieste.

This immaculately preserved church from late antiquity was originally the mausoleum of the Emperor Constantine's daughter.