Places Divamanda23 Wants to Go

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

A wartime promise becomes a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

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

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

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

A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

I fought the law and the precinct caved in.

America's greatest forgotten garden and the former stomping grounds of Son of Sam.