Places bibliobecca Wants to Go

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

The discovery of these rare, ancient artifacts led to the creation of a new museum.

The striking and little-touristed ruins of an ancient city destroyed and rebuilt by the Aztecs.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

Disturbing winged beings decorate the walls of this strange abandoned hermitage.

Hundreds of huge, centuries-old horseshoes adorn the walls of this nontraditional 12th-century castle.

This 75-year-old Shakespearean sculpture is painted by a local artist for every season.

Despite its grandiose name, this enigmatic first-century void under the town is no cave, and it's possibly not a palace either.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

A replica of the famous memorial statue at the Normandy American Cemetery hides in an office building in downtown D.C.