Places elemenope Wants to Go

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

One of the deepest blue holes in the world.

One of the most accessible undersea plane wrecks in the world.

A full-scale sculpture of a mermaid and baby grand piano hidden underwater by David Copperfield.

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.

Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.

A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

This sculpture of a fisherman spent six years at the bottom of the Schuylkill River.

Yo, Adrian!

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.