Places Clur Wants to Go

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.

This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.

One of the most detailed and historically accurate collections of Ugandan artifacts depicting Bahima tribal history, culture, and daily life.

A magnificent, long-abandoned castle built in the wake of the reconquest of Spain.

The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.

Home to pygmy hunter-gatherers, hundreds of animal and bird species, and the strange okapi, or forest giraffe.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

Georgetown’s most impressive building is also one of the tallest wooden churches in the world.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.

This prehistoric figurine is the oldest known realistic depiction of a human face.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

This abandoned convent keeps the tomb of a legendary beheaded princess.

An intriguing three-sided folly is a testament to one man's devotion to Catholicism and the number three.

The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.

A reportedly haunted 14th-century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”

Fantastically decorated underground chambers built in the 1760s.

A historic house devoted to the teachings of a 1700's prophetess and her mysterious box of revelations.

These carved medieval "mercy seats" are among the finest in the world.