Places dstarr7517 Wants to Go

The last remaining example of a painted house from the medieval period in Nice.

A rare example of an ancient Japanese hill castle believed to be the fortress of a legendary demon.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.

A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.

These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

A neo-Gothic temple in central Mexico featuring a labyrinthine network of crypts.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

A maze of underground tunnels beneath one of the most beautiful forts in Serbia.

This is Bremen’s oldest historic district, famous for its labyrinth of narrow medieval alleys lined with tiny, colorful 15th-century houses that resemble beads on a rope.

An unusual house built using an iso-elastic membrane.

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

Legend says squeezing into this slender stone seat will make your wish come true.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

If you ever wanted to touch a medieval mercenary’s three testicles, look no further.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.