Places 14lea14 Wants to Go

Horsemen once used this tilting post during jousting practice.

Remains of the lost church hide beneath this Spanish Parliament building.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.

A lovely look back at the manufacture and use of paper in all its forms.

The 1,000-year-old abbey is the birthplace of modern musical notation.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A tiny traditional village keeps an ancient method of beekeeping alive.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.

Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.

This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

Ask nicely, and stewards of a centuries-old charitable tradition will give you free bread and beer.

This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

An abandoned socialist utopia built in the late 19th century.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.