Places Andrea IX Wants to Go

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

The middle finger of modernity.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

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

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.