Places ambernz Wants to Go

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.

The tangled roots of a giant banyan tree have fully reclaimed the ruins of this abandoned warehouse.

Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.

Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.

An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."

Half-eaten food on display at an English café.

This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

The whiskey producer's archives includes a historical list of infractions committed by and associated penalties exacted upon employees.

This quiet island in the middle of a bustling city is actually a volcano dotted with Māori ruins.

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.