Places rykinu Wants to Go

Behind medieval walls in a corner of bustling Palermo is a breathtaking former mosque once inhabited by a wolf-taming hermit.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

A sophisticated astronomical tower built by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.

This First Nations monument is a peaceful spot with vast views of the Calgary prairie.

This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.

Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

This striking fort on the Maginot Line looks just as it did after being destroyed in the Fall of France.

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

The largest crypt ever constructed in France was built in the 11th century on an ancient Druid sacred site.

A 246-foot-high revolving restaurant rises unexpectedly from a forested Finnish hilltop.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

This remarkable museum sprung from one of the most important prehistoric archaeological sites in the world.

This magical place built as an astronomical center starred as a James Bond villain's lair.

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

The ruins of a medieval castle linked to the murderous French lord that inspired the famous legend of Bluebeard.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

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

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.