Places stdythrhbts Wants to Go

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

The facade of this bank has changed little over the centuries, including its unique welcome sign.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

The current seat of the Parliament of Andalusia was once the epicenter of the Great Plague of Seville.

The cathedral of a controversial, conservative, schismatic sect that declared the Catholic Church heretical and founded its own succession of popes.

This centuries-old tower hosts endangered bald ibis mating pairs and looms over a pristine beach.

The discovery of these rare, ancient artifacts led to the creation of a new museum.

The effect of this ancient form of image projection situated atop an 11th century Moorish palace is thrilling.

An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.

The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.

The fragmented remains of a massive public bath connected to the city's water supply.

A display of torture devices used in the Spanish Inquisition and other scourges of medieval Europe.

A controversial art piece that harkens back to local folklore.

These "mermaids" that surround a plaza in Segovia are rather sphinx-like.

This macabre masterpiece of a mural is one of Francisco Goya's "Black Paintings."

Part of the medieval watchtower is displayed in an otherwise ordinary parking garage.

The little church's beautifully frescoed ceiling has earned it the nickname “the Sistine Chapel of Madrid.”

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, celestial wonders marked a portal to a powerful route of travel at this site in Madrid, Spain.