Lugares

Universidad de Salamanca

Castilla y León, Salamanca · Universidad de Salamanca · Patio de Escuelas, 1, 37008 Salamanca, Spain

Working university founded in 13th century, with an ornate carved entrance & 16th-century classroom.

Biblioteca Municipal Menendez Pelayo

Cantabria, Santander · Biblioteca Municipal Menendez Pelayo · C. Gravina, 6, 39001 Santander, Cantabria, Spain

Library of scholar/writer Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo, plus his former home with intact study.

Campos de Lavanda

Castile-La Mancha, Brihuega · Campos de Lavanda · Q467+RX, 19400 Brihuega, Guadalajara, Spain

Pazo de Lourizán

Pontevedra, Agrovello · Pazo de Lourizán · Estrada Pontevedra-Marín, km 4, 36153 Agrovello, Pontevedra, Spain

Hellbrunn Palace

Salzburg · Hellbrunn Palace · Fürstenweg 37, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Renaissance villa known for its landscaped gardens, trick water fountains & folklore museum.

Abadía de Admont

Steiermark, Admont · Abadía de Admont · Kirchplatz 1, 8911 Admont, Austria

Old monastery featuring Baroque architecture & a large library with manuscripts & ceiling frescos.

Biblioteca Nacional Austríaca

Innere Stadt, Wien · Biblioteca Nacional Austríaca · Josefsplatz 1, 1015 Wien, Austria

Baroque State Hall with ceiling frescoes housing National Library including papyrus & globe museums.

Willa Otto Wagnera (Muzeum Ernsta Fuchs)

Penzing, Wien · Willa Otto Wagnera (Muzeum Ernsta Fuchs) · Hüttelbergstraße 26, 1140 Wien, Austria

Striking, Secession-era villa with landscaped gardens, now a museum of Fuchs's painting & sculpture.

Ostrava

Moravian-Silesian Region, Ostrava · Ostrava · Ostrava, Czechia

Pustevny

Moravskoslezský kraj, Trojanovice · Pustevny · Pustevny, 744 01 Trojanovice-Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Czechia

Štramberk

Moravian-Silesian Region, Štramberk · Štramberk · Štramberk, Czechia

Hrad Bouzov

Olomoucký kraj, Bouzov · Hrad Bouzov · Bouzov 8, 783 25 Bouzov, Czechia

Medieval castle with an 8-storey watchtower, dry moat & furnished period interiors, plus tours.

Olomouc

Olomouc Region, Olomouc · Olomouc · Olomouc, Czechia

Clementinum

Staré Město · Clementinum · Mariánské nám. 5, Staré Město, 110 00 Praha-Praha 1, Czechia

Complex comprised of the Mirror Chapel & Baroque Library, with Atlas atop the Astronomical Tower.

Abadía de San Galo

Sankt Gallen, St. Gallen · Abadía de San Galo · Klosterhof 6B, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland

Site of one of the world's foremost Medieval libraries, this abbey has links to 2 Catholic saints.

Gonpachi Nishiazabu

13, Minato City · Gonpachi Nishiazabu · 1-chōme-13-11 Nishiazabu, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0031, Japan

Storied restaurant with traditional Japanese dishes & live entertainment in old-world surroundings.

Okunoin Cemetery

Koyasan, Koya · Okunoin Cemetery · Koyasan, Koya, Ito District, Wakayama 648-0211, Japan

Old cedars tower in this sacred area with the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi, founder of Shingon Buddhism.

Atsugi

Kanagawa, Atsugi · Atsugi · Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan

Zao Fox Village

Kawarago, Shiroishi · Zao Fox Village · Kawarago Fukuokayatsumiya, Shiroishi, Miyagi 989-0733, Japan

Hitachi Seaside Park

Mawatari, Hitachinaka · Hitachi Seaside Park · Japan, 〒312-0012 Ibaraki, Hitachinaka, Mawatari, 字大沼605-4

Wooded walking trails & bike rentals in a vast park known for its seasonal flower gardens.

Yakushima Island

Kagoshima, Yakushima · Yakushima Island · Yakushima Island, Yakushima, Kumage District, Kagoshima, Japan

Subtropical island & destination for serene mountain hikes through forests with ancient cedar trees.

Yomitan

Okinawa, Yomitan · Yomitan · Yomitan, Nakagami District, Okinawa, Japan

Kagoshima

Kagoshima · Kagoshima · Kagoshima, Japan

Ine

Kyoto, Ine · Ine · Ine, Yoza District, Kyoto, Japan

Kamakura

Kanagawa, Kamakura · Kamakura · Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan

Nestled in Kanagawa, Japan, Kamakura offers a serene escape with its blend of historic temples, lush landscapes, and coastal charm. Wander through ancient shrines, explore the iconic Great Buddha statue, and soak in the tranquil atmosphere. A visit to Kamakura is a journey through Japan's rich cultural heritage and natural beauty.

Enoshima Island

9, Fujisawa · Enoshima Island · Enoshima Island, 1 Chome-9 Enoshima, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-0036, Japan

Enoshima Island, just off the coast of Fujisawa, Japan, is a captivating blend of natural beauty and cultural experiences. Connected to the mainland by a bridge, this island offers stunning coastal views, historical shrines, and the iconic Sea Candle observation tower. Explore its charming streets, savor local seafood, and soak in the unique atmosphere that makes Enoshima a popular destination.

Sado Island

Niigata, Sado · Sado Island · Sado Island, Sado, Niigata, Japan

Scenic island featuring old gold mines & a cultural museum, plus sea, bay & wildlife views.

Brigitte Tanaka

Île-de-France, Paris · Brigitte Tanaka · 18 Rue Saint-Roch, 75001 Paris, France

Messy Nessy Chic

Île-de-France, Paris · Messy Nessy Chic · 19 Rue de Bièvre, 75005 Paris, France

El havre

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, La Ravoire · El havre · Rue de Joigny, 73490 La Ravoire, France

Mélodies Graphiques

Île-de-France, Paris · Mélodies Graphiques · 10 Rue du Pont Louis-Philippe, 75004 Paris, France

Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection

Île-de-France, Paris · Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection · 2 Rue de Viarmes, 75001 Paris, France

Display of contemporary art from François Pinault's collection in a space within the Stock Exchange.

Château de Vincennes

Île-de-France, Paris · Château de Vincennes · 75012 Paris, France

Musée Jacquemart-André

Île-de-France, Paris · Musée Jacquemart-André · 158 Bd Haussmann, 75008 Paris, France

Notable, 15th to 18th century, European art collection on display in ornate, 19th-century townhouse.

Musée Marmottan Monet

Île-de-France, Paris · Musée Marmottan Monet · 2 Rue Louis Boilly, 75016 Paris, France

Art museum with a significant collection of work by Claude Monet & other Impressionists.

Hôtel de la Marine

Île-de-France, Paris · Hôtel de la Marine · 2 Pl. de la Concorde, 75008 Paris, France

Elaborately detailed office of the French Naval Staff that epitomizes the city's visual aesthetic.

Carnavalet Museum

Île-de-France, Paris · Carnavalet Museum · 23 Rue de Sévigné, 75003 Paris, France

Museum in neighboring mansions with Paris art & history exhibits focused on 16th & 17th centuries.

National Archives Museum - Hôtel de Soubise

Île-de-France, Paris · National Archives Museum - Hôtel de Soubise · 60 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75003 Paris, France

Museum telling the story of the state archives & displaying significant documents, maps & images.

Pink Mamma

Île-de-France, Paris · Pink Mamma · 20bis Rue de Douai, 75009 Paris, France

Arrondissement de Colmar-Ribeauvillé

Grand Est · Arrondissement de Colmar-Ribeauvillé · Arrondissement de Colmar-Ribeauvillé, France

Parc Monceau

Île-de-France, Paris · Parc Monceau · 75008 Paris, France

Public park with trees, tarmac trails & statues plus 18th-century colonnade & pyramid follies.

La Galerie Dior

Île-de-France, Paris · La Galerie Dior · 11 Rue François 1er, 75008 Paris, France

Halle Saint Pierre

Île-de-France, Paris · Halle Saint Pierre · 2 Rue Ronsard, 75018 Paris, France

Art museum for contemporary & experimental paintings & graphic art, plus avant-garde concerts.

59 Rivoli

Île-de-France, Paris · 59 Rivoli · 59 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France

Art collective in a former squat, with 30 artists' studios, an exhibition space & a concert venue.

Fontaine Médicis

Île-de-France, Paris · Fontaine Médicis · Rue de Médicis, 75006 Paris, France

Historic, decorative fountain with sculptures in a quiet, tree-shaded area of Luxembourg Garden.

Château de Compiègne

Hauts-de-France, Compiègne · Château de Compiègne · Pl. du Général de Gaulle, 60200 Compiègne, France

Lavish 18th-century palace, restored by Napoleon & housing historic apartments & 2 separate museums.

Versailles

Île-de-France, Versailles · Versailles · 78000 Versailles, France

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · Provence · Provence, France

Le Mont-Saint-Michel

Normandy, Mont Saint-Michel · Le Mont-Saint-Michel · 50170 Mont Saint-Michel, France

V&A East Storehouse

England · V&A East Storehouse · V&A, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, East Storehouse, Parkes St, London E20 3AX, UK

V&A Museum

England · V&A Museum · Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2RL, UK

Blockbuster exhibitions and permanent decorative arts collection, with design shop and ornate cafe.

Natural History Museum

South Kensington · Natural History Museum · Cromwell Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 5BD, UK

Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs.

Wallace Collection

England · Wallace Collection · Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1U 3BN, UK

Museum of world-sourced antiques, sculpture, artworks and armour, set within a palatial townhouse.

Bradford-on-Avon

England, Bradford-on-Avon · Bradford-on-Avon · Bradford-on-Avon BA15, UK

Castle Combe

England, Castle Combe · Castle Combe · Castle Combe, Chippenham SN14, UK

Lacock Abbey

England, Lacock · Lacock Abbey · Lacock, Chippenham SN15 2LG, UK

William Henry Fox Talbot's country house with museum, historic village streets and garden.

Bibury

England · Bibury · Bibury, UK

Canterbury

England, Canterbury · Canterbury · Canterbury, UK

Edith Grove (Stop HB)

England · Edith Grove (Stop HB) · London SW10 9TU, UK

Sir John Soane's Museum

England · Sir John Soane's Museum · 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3BP, UK

Eccentric 19th-century collector's home, packed with classical sculpture, paintings and curiosities.

Glasgow

Scotland, Glasgow · Glasgow · Glasgow, UK

John Rylands Library

England · John Rylands Library · John Rylands Library, Manchester M13 9PP, UK

Cecil Court

England · Cecil Court · Cecil Ct, London, UK

Daunt Books Marylebone

England · Daunt Books Marylebone · 84 Marylebone High St, London W1U 4QW, UK

Well-known chain store specialising in travel books, non-fiction & literary titles.

Hatchards - Piccadilly

England · Hatchards - Piccadilly · 187 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LE, UK

Booksellers founded in the 18th century hosting regular literary events and book signings.

Chatsworth House

England · Chatsworth House · Bakewell DE45 1PP, UK

Lavish stately home with noted art collection, plus a playground & farmyard in the lush grounds.

Painted Hall

England · Painted Hall · College Way, London SE10 9NN, UK

Cotswolds

England · Cotswolds · Cotswolds, UK

Casa Vasari

Toscana, Arezzo · Casa Vasari · Via XX Settembre, 55, 52100 Arezzo AR, Italy

Historic home with intricately detailed fresco murals, sculptures & paintings on display.

Villa Farnesina

Lazio, Roma · Villa Farnesina · Via della Lungara, 230, 00165 Roma RM, Italy

Villa designed by Baldassare Peruzzi, with fresco decorations by major artists including Raphael.

Dolomitas

Veneto · Dolomitas · Dolomites, 32023 Rocca Pietore, Province of Belluno, Italy

Piccioni Fabio

Lazio, Roma · Piccioni Fabio · Via del Boschetto, 148, 00184 Roma RM, Italy

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Friuli-Venezia Giulia · Friuli-Venezia Giulia · Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Treviso

Veneto, Treviso · Treviso · 31100 Treviso, Province of Treviso, Italy

Museo Hendrik Christian Andersen

Lazio, Roma · Museo Hendrik Christian Andersen · Via Pasquale Stanislao Mancini, 20, 00196 Roma RM, Italy

Palace museum dedicated to famed artist, with a collection of contemporary sculptures & paintings.

Procida

Campania, Procida · Procida · 80079 Procida, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy

Venaria Reale

Piemonte, Venaria Reale · Venaria Reale · Municipio, Piazza Martiri Libertà, 1, 10078 Venaria Reale TO, Italy

Alberobello

Apulia, Alberobello · Alberobello · 70011 Alberobello, Metropolitan City of Bari, Italy

Sacro Bosco

Lazio, Bomarzo · Sacro Bosco · Località Giardino, 01020 Bomarzo VT, Italy

Unusual park with grotesque fantasy rock carvings, plus surreal stone statues, follies & temples.

Santuário do Bom Jesus do Monte

Braga, Tenões · Santuário do Bom Jesus do Monte · Estrada do Bom Jesus, 4715-056 Tenões, Portugal

Religious retreat with neoclassical church, exhibition & wooded hillside gardens with an elevator.

Alte Nationalgalerie

Mitte, Berlin · Alte Nationalgalerie · Bodestraße 1-3, 10178 Berlin, Germany

Collection of Romantic, Impressionist & early Modernist art in an elegant, colonnaded building.

Ettal Abbey

Bayern, Ettal · Ettal Abbey · Kaiser-Ludwig-Platz 1, 82488 Ettal, Germany

Vast Benedictine monastery & Baroque church with frescoed dome, plus liqueur distillery & bookstore.

Neuschwanstein Castle

Bayern, Schwangau · Neuschwanstein Castle · Neuschwansteinstraße 20, 87645 Schwangau, Germany

Turreted, 19th-century, hilltop castle built for King Ludwig II, with tours of furnished rooms.

Bremen

Bremen · Bremen · 28 Bremen, Germany

Schloss Ludwigsburg

Baden-Württemberg, Ludwigsburg · Schloss Ludwigsburg · Schlossstraße 30, 71634 Ludwigsburg, Germany

Baroque residence housing children's, fashion & ceramics museums with manicured gardens.

Neues Palais

Westliche Vorstadt, Potsdam · Neues Palais · Am Neuen Palais, 14469 Potsdam, Germany

Vast, ornate, 18th-century palace with lavish, rococo interiors, hung with numerous paintings.

Schloss Charlottenburg

Bezirk Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin · Schloss Charlottenburg · Spandauer Damm 10-22, 14059 Berlin, Germany

Baroque summer palace with huge gardens & rooms packed with paintings, tapestries & porcelain.

Rembrandt House Museum

Amsterdam-Centrum, Amsterdam · Rembrandt House Museum · Jodenbreestraat 4, 1011 NK Amsterdam, Netherlands

Restored, 17th-century house where Rembrandt lived & worked for 20 years, hung with his etchings.

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam-Zuid, Amsterdam · Rijksmuseum · Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands

19th-century building housing Dutch Golden Age painting masterpieces & vast European art collection.

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Amsterdam

KattenKabinet (Cat Cabinet)

Amsterdam-Centrum, Amsterdam · KattenKabinet (Cat Cabinet) · Herengracht 497, 1017 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands

Fine art museum bringing together a large collection of works featuring cats in a variety of styles.

Furong Town, Yongshun County

Furong Town, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture · Furong Town, Yongshun County · Furong Town, Yongshun County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan, China, 416707

Amorgos

Naxos · Amorgos · Amorgos 840 08, Greece

Kos

Kos · Kos · Kos 853 00, Greece

Zakynthos

Zakynthos, Zakinthos · Zakynthos · Zakinthos, Greece

Paros

Paros · Paros · Paros 844 00, Greece

Breslavia

Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Wrocław · Breslavia · Wrocław, Poland

High Valley Books Open by Appointment

Greenpoint · High Valley Books Open by Appointment · 882 Lorimer St, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA

Larry Edmunds Bookshop

Central LA, Los Angeles · Larry Edmunds Bookshop · 6644 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA

Long-standing resource for movie- & theater-related books, film posters, lobby cards & photos.

Mount Didgori

Mtskheta-Mtianeti · Mount Didgori · Mount Didgori, Georgia

Chiang Rai

Chiang Rai, Mueang Chiang Rai · Chiang Rai · Mueang Chiang Rai, Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai, Thailand