Places A von Tannenhaeuser Wants to Go

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

Organisms normally seen under a microscope decorate this church.

A late-medieval Dutch castle with trick fountains in its whimsical water gardens.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

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

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The beloved bard's garb is proudly displayed within a Freemason's hall.

Scotland's first Masonic lodge may also be the oldest in the world.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

Ruins of a vanished village, long shadowed by rumors of a hidden lineage

A strange building in the woods connected to a tragic love story

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Norway's national monument to fallen seamen.

Ornate lobby of a police station is decorated with colorful murals by Augusto Giacometti.

Neo-Romantic tower randomly locared in a pine forest offering a great view over the Vienna Basin.

The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

A journey through every aspect of the human body.

Early Nazi prison for political prisoners.

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.