Places caitmckay Wants to Go

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.

Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.

This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.

The Vermont grave of a 4,000-year-old mummy prince.

A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

This beach-side arcade is believed to be the oldest penny arcade in America.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.