Places emilyhean Wants to Go

France's third-largest necropolis offers a peaceful respite from a busy port city.

"Drunken ship" sculpture memorializing the French poet in the city where he died.

A crumbling island fortress that seems to be covered in a field of stone crosses but is simply incomplete.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

Beautiful antiques and obscure engineering artifacts trace the evolution of phones from rare luxuries to ubiquitous.

This quiet, unassuming spot in Budapest was the birthplace of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

A forgotten graveyard lost in the tangles of an overgrown garden.

Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

A Hungarian pharmacy museum with a box full of mummy powder.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.

In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.

Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.

A delightful museum entirely dedicated to the tiny homes of dolls.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.