Places bookwormsutton Wants to Go

Veryovkina Cave is more than 1.3 miles deep—the deepest known in the world.

This museum holds the most comprehensive collection of Armenian art in the world.

This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.

Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.

A mountaintop shrine-temple guarded by a horde of half-demon priests.

This grand building inspired by classic Islamic architecture is home to a seat of provincial government.

This bizarre residential building is the masterpiece of Von Jour Caux, the “Gaudí of Japan.”

A superb Paleo-Christian baptismal pool is preserved among the ruins of ancient Sufetula.

Located within a 17th-century convent, this museum features centuries-old Christian art pieces that meld European and Asian influences.

Harry Houdini plunged into the Charles River and performed one of his escape acts here in 1908.

A grueling 699-step stairway to a heavenly view of the island of Saint Helena.

Admire an ever-changing landscape of stone sculptures.

A former prison within a seaside fort has now been turned into an interactive museum.

This eerie sculpture overlooks what was known as the Road of Bones under Joseph Stalin.

Small museum dedicated to the founder of electromagnetic theory.

A rare memorial paying homage to an altruistic woman from the 19th-century.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall houses an incredible collection of ornate, centuries-old keyboards.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.