Places greetdruyts Wants to Go

This spire on an Austrian mountain is wrapped around a long spiral slide and has the world's tallest wooden observation deck.

Part ski resort, part modern art space, this lodge brings giant metal spiders and bloody doors to the Austrian Alps.

Famous landmarks and structures from across Italy fill this miniature park.

Italian poet Dante Alighieri is entombed in this small mausoleum in Ravenna, and his hometown of Florence has never been too happy about it.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Psychoanalyst Carl Jung reported a paranormal experience after visiting this mosaic-lined Roman baptistry.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.

Legend has it that any woman who kissed this statue would soon be married.

The roof of this ancient mausoleum is made from a single Istrian stone weighing a massive 230 tons.

An unusual sculpture with a meaning shrouded in mystery.

A masterpiece of modern architecture that caused quite a stir in Paris, recreated in Bologna half a century later.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

A large statue of Pope Gregory XIII in Bologna was disguised as Saint Petronius to avoid destruction.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.

Turtles swim in a pond surrounding a classical temple in this lush park in Vicenza.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

This house certainly has a unique decor.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.

This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.