Places unitof Wants to Go

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

A museum dedicated to one of Paris’s most famous residents, tucked into a corner of one of the city’s most famous squares.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

These four fountains are said to have healing properties, with a glass of the 'miracle' water being given to Louis XII of France.

A completely underground tour following the path of the most precious element: water.

The entire known universe of the ancient Etruscans is held inside this bronze model of a sheep’s liver.

A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.

A landmark in the history of technology and computing is hidden in a tiny Baroque chapel.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

This camera store in Milan holds one of Europe’s largest collections of luxury-antique cameras.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

Unique collection containing a wide and curious range of contraceptive items.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.