Places wimpuntmees Wants to Go

The camera-toting gargoyle juts out from the exterior of a Gothic cathedral.

A Brutalist monument and "sculpture that contains many sculptures."

Blue-green pools and smooth stones comprise one of Spain’s most idyllic hidden wonders.

Fragments of human bones are embedded in the walls of this quaint alley.

The tallest tower in Cáceres's Old Town.

The largest medieval water tank on the Iberian Peninsula is preserved beneath the Cáceres Museum.

A neighborhood park in the city of Cáceres hides what some believe are revolutionary examples of Neanderthal cave art.

An underground spring in a labyrinthine cave system, decorated with stalagmites and stalactites.

These rustic holiday homes are made from discarded fishing boat hulls.

An underground city of ancient quarry tunnels hid thousands of Allied soldiers in WWI.

A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

Deep in the limestone cliffs of the Alabaster Coast, a German fortress built during World War II.

The birthplace of the ferocious William the Conqueror, this castle is awash in medieval history.

This 12th century, partially destroyed, abbey has had several owners and was seized during the French Revolution.

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

A beautiful lighthouse with as many steps as days in the year, as many windows as weeks, and as many levels as months.

The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.

Rows of multicolored bathing huts paint the sand dunes with pops of color.

A quaint medieval harbour where Benjamin Franklin landed in 1776.

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

This crack in France's seaside cliffs once hid a sinister secret.

Wall after wall of this French seaside neighborhood is intricately decorated with seashells and corals.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.