Places Roseparis Wants to Go

A New York–based physician returned home to Spain to build his own elaborate monument to Christopher Columbus.

This public library still showcases its former life as a 19th-century church.

Every July, men dressed as giant crows dance around a scarecrow who comes to life.

This former 17th-century church now houses a university's public library along with several mural masterworks.

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

This museum is dedicated to the most famous Irish writers in history.

This tower was constructed to commemorate the man who helped bring true democracy to the United Kingdom.

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

This mysterious hilltop collection of Druid carvings isn't quite what it seems.

France's Lilliputian park displays over 100 of the country's monuments for visitor perusal.

A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.

A map of Italy made entirely of trees.

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

The grounds of this Jacobean estate contain one of the oldest mulberry trees in England.

The canine-themed book collection claims to be Europe's largest dog library.

A classic red phone box converted into an informal village library.

The second largest surviving chained library is housed in this 12th century church.