Places risingsperanza Wants to Go

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

A relic from the Industrial Revolution got a second life as a contemporary performing arts space.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

A cemetery for Slovenian notables also serves as a popular recreation space.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

The Slovenian architect designed many landmarks in the capital city, including his own dream house.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Venice's island of the dead.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.