Places dominichladek Wants to Go

Machismo turned on its head: the lady's hand goes to the dude with the bigger brain.

Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

A narrow opening between the mountains of the Amalfi Coast creates a scenic hidden beach.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

This park on the outskirts of Rome boasts two ancient Roman aqueducts and a medieval tower.

Roman politician Herodes Atticus built this nymphaeum to honor his wife, whom he may have murdered.

Rome's first modern graffito is all that is left of a peaceful protest from the 1970s.

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.