Places abigaylerasmussen Wants to Go

This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

Start your day with a Catalan-style “fork breakfast”—complete with booze—at this rustic restaurant.

The niches over the western entrance of Westminster Abbey honor individuals from the 20th century who gave their lives for their Christian beliefs.

The hearts of 54 Habsburg royals received special burials here separate from their bodies.

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

A historic pub in the front room of a Victorian-era house.

Try maple leaf tempura at the trailside shop that brought it back from oblivion.

This futuristic-looking museum was built for the centennial of Japan's most innovative toilet.

The origin of this bizarre, ghostly idol is a local mystery, even to the temple it calls home.

High in the trees or suspended between cables, these surreal structures are the works of a unique Japanese architect.

An open-air museum exhibiting a total of 52 century-old buildings, recreating Hokkaido’s “pioneer village.”

This 400-year-old noodle joint was once frequented by a fox-turned-monk, according to local folklore.

This giant two-tier celebration cake serves as a befitting advert for the confectionery college it sits on top of.

A network of ancient tunnels and vaulted chambers with mystical Buddhist reliefs, built for ascetic training.

The oldest academic institution in Japan provides a glimpse of university life during the days of the samurai.

This snack factory boasts several tributes to its popular line of rice crackers, including a quasi-shrine.

Discover the mummified remains of Ancient Egypt in the middle of metropolitan Tokyo.

This massive, beautifully-lit underground quarry leaves visitors in awe.

This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.