Places webmink Wants to Go

The site where two doves fell in love.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

A wonderland of oil paintings by a self-taught artist who collaborates with Imagine Dragons—hidden in a 17th-century building near the Rembrandt House.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

A small park honors the legendary Ukrainian poet.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Peanut butter trees and miracle berries are just the beginning.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

This medieval church is the only one in the world that features all Marc Chagall stained-glass windows.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.