Places gwenleif Wants to Go

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

A 2200 year old vessel may have been able to keep a charge.

A shrine on the shores of the Tigris.

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

The works of poetry's biggest names grace the walls of the city of Leiden, all carefully painted by hand.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

One of the largest burial mounds in the Netherlands and Belgium.

This historical Netherlands fortress still bears the marks of its single siege.

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.

One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

An underwater road considered a possible Atlantis location.

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.

Commemoration of a sea voyage gone mysteriously wrong.

A plaque at the lighthouse where Frederick Valentich made his last radio contact before he vanished without a trace.

A mysterious stele of unknown origin sits on the peak of this curious mountain.

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).

The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.

Possibly the oldest living thing in Europe, more likely a pagan survivor.

An isolated beacon with a history of grisly murder and a view of some of literature's greatest inspirations.