Places 411shirley Wants to Go

Typewriter museum housing more than 1,500 machines preserves the history of the grandfather of computers.

These unique "earth pyramid" clay columns can be found in ravines around the village of Tirolo.

Italy's only urban waterfall has enchanted artists and travelers for centuries.

The meaning behind this triumphal Roman arch was a mystery until the early 20th century.

A stunning medieval castle houses this eclectic, interactive tribute to all things wine.

This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

Thanks to a clever legal loophole, this mountainside wine shop sells a hybrid cuvée that's been outlawed for nearly a century.

Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.

A very uncommon water tank standing in the middle of the grapevines in Bordeaux nearly a century after its construction.

This imposing castle has stood for nearly a thousand years.

View one man's eccentric collection of nearly 5,000 corkscrews, then sip some Chablis.

A journey through the history of medicine throughout the centuries.

An unusual, funny and fantastic open air museum.

A small island that was once a key Axis fortification during World War II.

The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.

Home to fantastic views and ancient graves.

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

These unique markers designate the route American forces took during the Liberation of France.

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