Places cindematic Wants to Go

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

A marvel of technology a century ago, this disused power station now offers a lovely glimpse into the industrial design of the past.

Each of these hand-painted wooden boxes, which date to between the 16th and 19th centuries, contains a genuine human skull.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

The breadfruit-adorned final resting place of the infamous Captain of the HMS Bounty.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.