Places GRH Wants to Go

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

This subterranean shrine beneath a bike rental store celebrates the iconic Italian scooter.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

One of the country's largest cinemas that is not part of the tourist trail.

Hidden on top of a ferry terminal is a nifty statue of three dolphins, and one of Hong Kong's best sunset viewpoints.

Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

Kitschy nautical-themed bar has offered mermaid shows and underwater ballet since 1956.

This massive circular sculpture may not be a portal to other worlds, but it does inspire the mind to imagine them.

At this bohemian accommodation, guests who dream of joining the circus can spend the night in themed wagons.

For the deepest sleep of your life, head 1,375 feet underground in Wales.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.

At high tide, the base of the lighthouse covers practically every inch of the island.

The unusual stilted beacon is the town's only active lighthouse.

A beloved upside-down beacon off the coast of Northern Ireland.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

This isolated and westernmost point of the Faroe Islands archipelago is home to thousands of seabirds.

The lighthouse is on a island which is connected to another island, which is connected to another island, which is connected to one of the largest islands in the world.

Ireland's most northerly island is hauntingly beautiful. Its lighthouse was the last glimpse of home for many Irish emigrants bound for the U.S.

Newfoundland's last remaining granite lighthouse.