Places Deirdreod Wants to Go

Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

This hill nestled in the Scottish lowlands was a ritual site for over 4,000 years.

The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.

This cemetery overlooking the Benbulben rock formation is the final resting place of one of Ireland's most beloved poets.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

The ruined abbey includes a rare surviving example of a monastic latrine.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

The plaques around this 19th-century structure recall some rather strange tales.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

The old church, buried by the 1784 Mount Vesuvius eruption, is a remarkably well-preserved place where people now pray for the souls of the dead.

An 18th-century estate owner thought these cottages were an eyesore, so he artfully disguised them as a church.

A decommissioned tube carriage within a London museum hosts a regular pop-up supper club.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.

Despite the groans of archaeologists, this astounding groups of Bronze Age petroglyphs have been painted red for tourists.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

Swedish mice can dine at the Nuts of Life restaurant or take a date to the amousement park.

A forest of immensely tall and unusually straight oak trees planted nearly 200 years ago to build naval ships that never came to be.

An eclectic sculpture park rises atop a giant pile of ashes in Sweden.

Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.

A catapult rock from Gotland’s 13th-century civil war is still lodged in Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval city wall.