Places Deirdreod Wants to Go

The relics are stored in a silver reliquary, where they can be seen through glass.

Inside this church are the alleged remains of the patron saint of lovers, epileptics, and beekeepers.

A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

In a crypt underneath this church lies a naturally mummified vicar whose story is surrounded by mystery.

Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

A warning against "the demon drink" adorns the northwest entrance of Glasgow Green.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.

This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Despite their macabre past, these hooks are said to bring good luck to those who touch them.