Places caitmckay Wants to Go

This stone tower in a small town's graveyard looks as though it would be more at home in a fairy tale.

Ornate and macabre headstone in one of the country's oldest cemeteries.

This headstone-like marker inscribed with three words has been an utter mystery for over a century.

New England's "Witches of Eastwick" locations, in all of their quaint white churched glory.

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

This stately Victorian-era burial ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean is home to the graves of some of British Columbia's most famous figures.

Legends, sculptures, and unique tombs can be seen lurking in these connected cemeteries.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

This 11th-century Greek monastery has renowned mosaics and relics of a brutal past.

According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.