Places aRedLetterLife Wants to Go

What was once thought to be a wellspring of unicorn bones is actually just a prehistoric burial site.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.

Abbey built on the ruins of Roman catacombs.

A tiny rural community in Switzerland was home to one of history's most shocking murders, and led to the banning of Absinthe for nearly a century.

Standing stones found on a construction site are re-erected.

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.

A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

The centuries-old obelisk may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

A midnight snack that lights up the night.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."