Places Esmeralda Wants to Go

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Contains some of the world's more disturbing wax anatomical models.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.

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

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

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

Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?

A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

Various forms of phallic art decorate this hill in commemoration of legendary local tragedy.