Places arditov Wants to Go

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

These medieval ruins have survived since the 12th century, even providing shelter from the Nazis.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.

A gorgeous medieval library where the books are kept in chains.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

Try not to get lost in this picturesque Brazilian labyrinth of the dead.

The haunting peak of an old church is all that remains of a drowned Brazilian city.

After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.

Grotto replete with mystical designs laid out in glued shell mosaics.

Skeletons, medical artifacts, and other obscure and precious treasures all displayed in a wooden pharmacist's cabinet.

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

What is left of the pillar of Saint Simeon, the voluntary martyr who climbed the column to give his sermons, remaining perched there for thirty-seven years.

A mysterious artist-run cabinet of curiosities and library.

An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.