Places babewithclaws Wants to Go

The former home of Ernst Jünger, an eccentric German novelist, philosopher, entomologist, and psychonaut.

This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

For one of Rome’s finest renditions of cacio e pepe, head straight to this osteria.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

Once the home of a renowned slaughterhouse, formerly working-class Testaccio is still the place to go for Roman offal dishes.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Fried artichokes and other Roman–Jewish classics are executed with care at this no-frills cafeteria.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

This recipe is set in stone.

Polish babkas, cheesecakes, and rose jelly-filled doughnuts are made fresh daily at this neighborhood stalwart.

A labor of love by laborers in the sign-making business.

Brooklyn’s wildest restaurant is serving ice cream in snail shells and marrow bones.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

This nondescript coffee shop conceals one of the wildest patisseries in New York City.

This museum dedicated to the history of the medical bone trade and human osteology.

Try an original egg cream at this museum located inside one of the last surviving old-fashioned seltzer factories in America.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

An ancient yew tree and holy well nestle beside a remarkable 13th-century church.

Come for the waffles, stay for more waffles.

A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."