Places Added by Annetta Black

Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

California's most comprehensive horticultural library.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.

The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

The earliest known map to show America, discovered by accident at a Paris bookshop.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

Venture into the hideout of one of Hong Kong's legendary pirates.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

Housing the groundbreaking maps and globes of Gerard Mercator.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

A Mayan village preserved for centuries in volcanic ash.

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

The second generation of a mighty volcano rises from the sea.