Places bibliobecca Wants to Go

This 19th-century ranch is being transformed into a residential library with thousands of books about the natural world.

Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

This 11th-century temple gave rise to the word "juggernaut," as well as some mysteries that defy scientific explanation.

A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

Once forgotten and built over, this historic Black cemetery now houses a poignant memorial.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

A late-medieval Dutch castle with trick fountains in its whimsical water gardens.

The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.

The pioneering photographer's prints are immortalized inside her childhood home.

The burial place of some of Mexico's most prominent residents is full of macabre stories and hidden masonic symbols.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.