Places sakohju Wants to Go

This unassuming bookstore in the heart of Madrid is one of the oldest in Spain.

A rare set of strings by famed instrument maker Antonio Stradivarius is on display in the Royal Palace.

Five million people are laid to rest here, more than the population of Madrid itself.

Inside this church are the alleged remains of the patron saint of lovers, epileptics, and beekeepers.

One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

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

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

This upscale restaurant specializing in Michoacán cuisine serves sauces tied to important life events.

Dine on Hungarian-Jewish dishes at this multigenerational, family-run institution.

At first glance, little checkered structures on the hillside look like they house the living, not the dead.

A Caribbean chef recreates his enslaved great-great-grandmother's dishes inside the home she purchased after buying her freedom.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.

The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.

3,000 family pets and military animals are buried in this London graveyard.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.

Feast on Middle Eastern mezze from an Israeli expat duo.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

London's first edible insect farm offers facility tours and cooking classes.