Places Bathynomus Wants to Go

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

These Roman ruins in England’s Lake District are 2,000 years old, but look pretty good for their age.

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.