Places Xavi Pascual Wants to Go

Five mysterious spheres in the wall of a church that puzzle Málaga’s locals.

This tiny village in Catalonia reinvented itself as a street-art destination.

Hidden away in the heart of the village is the curated plant world of contemporary artist Max Sauze.

Former Italian settlement on the isle of Rhodes was a WWII command center before being abandoned.

This astronomical visitor center is a wonderful mixture of science and art.

Former 19th-century apothecary serves a top-tier version of Valencia's signature cocktail.

Don't miss the xylotheque (a library of wood) at this museum devoted to cork.

This perfectly conical hill in the La Serena reservoir is humorously known as Europe's Largest Roundabout.

An underground passage originally constructed as an air-raid shelter during the Spanish Civil War.

Exploring the history of San Cibrao’s coastal life and whaling industry.

This fantastical faceless sculpture in Spain is on the grandest scale.

A magnificent, long-abandoned castle built in the wake of the reconquest of Spain.

This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.

Japan’s oldest clock tower has been called one of the country’s most disappointing attractions.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

One of the oldest masonic museums in Paris.

At this bright and vibrant museum in Mexico City, you can make your own custom scent.

Thousands of rare and sculptural desert plants are cultivated in a surreal, open-air landscape unlike anything else on Mallorca.

Art under your feet honors the history of a working-class London neighborhood.

A mid-14th-century tower that served as a prison for Spanish nobles.

This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

This life-size monument honors the legacy of a famous literary feline.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.