Places daveschaaf Wants to Go

This species of wild goat stars in witchy legends and frolics among the park's eerie rock formations.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

A pair of rivaling shrines dedicated to Lady Oiwa, the most famous vengeful ghost in Japan.

This is London's smallest listed building.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.

All 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac are depicted in anthropomorphized deity form.

Legend holds that this knife serves as a chilling reminder of the deadly rivalry between two local builder brothers.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.

Erected in memory of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was born close to this spot, this statue commemorates the author and his famous detective.

The predecessor to this bridge was depicted in a famous Japanese woodcut print that influenced Van Gogh.

The headquarters of one of Japan’s leading astronomy research institutions features several historic observatory facilities and a 2,000-year-old burial mound.

The lesser-known eastern counterpart to Kyoto’s famous fox shrine.

For centuries, this hill along the Polish coast has been used as a lookout—and the rumored home of pirate treasure.

Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.

This quaint Spanish village agreed to be painted blue as a marketing stunt but found that they preferred it that way.

The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.

Walk into an underground archeological dig, the site of the Roman Forum that was once the center of Valencia.

With a facade that measures just 107 centimeters, this five-story building is one of the skinniest in Europe.