Places katiehascake Wants to Go

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

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

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

According to legend, King Arthur killed a beast that dwelled beneath the waters of this Welsh lake.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

A colony of Mexican free-tailed bats live under the bridge and take flight at sundown all summer long.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

Go deep on these fascinating fish, and get a bonus lesson on the importance of marine conservation.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.