Places remcrae Wants to Go

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

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

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

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

A short tunnel built straight through a magmatic dike.

The best-preserved beehive tombs in Oman with spectacular backdrop.

This family-owned restaurant celebrates Native American cuisine.

A charming Amazigh village carved into a mountaintop.

17th-century tradition of public weighing is met with boos or cheers depending on the Mayor's weight.

Fully loaded, Tunisian-style sandwiches are on the menu at this unassuming hole-in-the-wall.

Head to this repurposed Renault van for fiery sausages and fries.

This Algerian sweet shop serves confections in an eye-popping array of hues.

Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.

Tear apart fatty, gently charred lamb chops with your bare hands.

Since 1969, this restaurant has served up dishes typical of Istanbul's Greek diaspora.

Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.

The partially submerged ruins of a white marble quarry used in ancient Greece for over 1,200 years.

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’ immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.

One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.