Places sashacollecutt Wants to Go

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Catacombs turned marketplace.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.