Places Catherina Picolini Wants to Go

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.

Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Scholar, adventurer, saint, and instigator of the Goa Inquisition.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

One man's quest to collect artifacts from every aspect of human life has resulted in this eclectic Argentinian museum.

Massive rock sculptures formed during the time of the dinosaurs still stand undisturbed.