Farnham, England
Waverley Abbey
The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Farnham, England
The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.
Salerno, Italy
According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.
Kyoto, Japan
The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.
Cori, Italy
Only three columns survive from this ancient temple in the town of Cori.
Furore, Italy
A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.
Hertfordshire, England
Cycle, walk, or run up and down on an old historic railway path.
Greccio, Italy
One of the four sanctuaries of Rieti's Holy Valley was the site of the first living nativity scene.
Nova Redenção, Brazil
Deep below the dry landscape of Bahia, a cave with intense blue water to float in.
Glasgow, Scotland
Three large boulders covered in mysterious carvings and graffiti.
Berlin, Germany
A remarkable cabinet of curiosities in an art space in the center of Berlin.
Cori, Italy
The ruins of this Roman temple dominate the small city in southern Lazio.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A story of cutlasses carelessly carving a celibate centenarian's cemetery stone.
Salem, Massachusetts
Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.
Halstead, England
A hunched figure depicted on the signs honors a local gentleman who died on an Antarctic expedition.
Blythburgh, England
A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.
Codrongianos, Italy
A striped 12th-century basilica sits in the countryside of Sardinia.
Great Leighs, England
Near this allegedly haunted pub, you can find strong spirits on the rocks.
Bewdley, England
The church is gone, but the graves and legends remain.
Paestum, Italy
The only visible remains of this ancient Greek underground temple is its roof protruding from the earth.
East Haddam, Connecticut
An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Falkirk, Scotland
This abandoned mausoleum from 1815 sits deep within the forest surrounding Callendar House.
Hove, England
An unassuming churchyard is the resting place of a pioneering surveyor and reluctant namesake of a mountain.
Malmö, Sweden
This quarry filled with 65 million-year-old limestone is now home to a nature reserve.
Rome, Italy
This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."