Places blscioscia Wants to Go

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

An art world insider finds himself battling for his artistic home.

The fantastic architectural models of a French traveler.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

The Indian capital of black magic and witchcraft.

Hidden in the rain-forests of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India lies the village of Ziro, home to the Apatanis.

Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.

A real-life "hobbit" cave in Flores, Indonesia.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.

Controversial site of what could be Europe's first pyramid.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Hungarian mummies in beautiful painted coffins.