Places pleiades Wants to Go

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

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

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

These rock drawings in the Côa Valley also create an ancient optical illusion.

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

These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

One of the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridges.

Rainwater transformed this old quarry into a peaceful pond you won't find in most tourist books.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.