Places ssho305 Wants to Go

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

The world's largest neutrino telescope searches for secrets of the universe at the South Pole.

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

This imposing castle has stood for nearly a thousand years.

A public center dedicated to showcasing and conserving the enormous shaggy Poitou donkey.

Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

A total of 22 tiny bridges cross this canal of the Yvette River, forming a unique trail.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

A sanctuary for wolves in a community which once trembled in fear of the murderous "Beast of Gévaudan."

This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.

A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.

The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.

This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.

An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.