Places bluestargirl Wants to Go

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

This sturdy, circular stronghold served as one of the forts that protected the Venetian Lagoon.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Some say this medieval church is where the poet Dante married his wife and also met the love of his life.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

This beautiful medieval Serbian monastery is home to frescoes, peculiar sculptures, and historical curiosities.

A cheeky reminder about the value of art dangles above one of Olomouc's busiest streets.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

A geological wonder that helped fuel myths of trolls and giants.

Remnants of the Roman empire's northern frontier nestled in suburban Glasgow.

These ancient rune stones plucked from the countryside now call this university park home.

These unknown Bronze Age earthworks are believed to be ancient burial mounds.

These Bronze Age rock carvings are among the oldest in the region.

This town is home to the world’s largest arch constructed entirely of elk antlers.

This 400-year-old house tells a tale of witchcraft and woodwork.