Places Renate Wants to Go

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.

This basement museum explores the art and artistry of fascism.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

A dream-like maze full of strange art, surreal spaces, and fantasy landscapes to get lost in.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

This fascinating and poignant museum chronicles every imaginable aspect of Spanish colonialism in the Americas.

This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.

An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.

This amazing abuela became a diehard metal fan late in life and an icon of Madrid's '80s rock scene.

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Nestled in the heart of Milan is a real wunderkammer of morbid curiosities.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.