Places hamishi Wants to Go

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

Nestled in the hills of Tuscany are gorgeous, multicolored hot springs.

Stumbling upon this whimsical wooded garden is like stepping into an enchanted forest full of philosophical musings.

Production site for handmade clay bricks.

The “Sistine Chapel” of the Middle Ages merges 11th-century science and religion in wondrous hues.

An enormous sinkhole that local lore attributes to the anger of the Virgin Mary.

An abandoned 17th-century baroque hunting lodge with a wonderfully strange architectural plan.

Things seem to roll, flow and run uphill on this short patch of road near Ariccia, Italy.

Magnificent frescoes decorate the interior of this Romanesque church, which also showcases an unusual phenomenon during winter solstice.

A monk spent 14 years carving steps through tuff to make this religious site more accessible to pilgrims.

Hidden within this iconic mountain are a set of World War II bunkers once used by German forces.

This small hermitage on Mount Scalambra was built near what some believe is the miraculous imprint of Saint Benedict's hand.

This monastery set over a holy cave contains the oldest known painting of Saint Francis of Assisi.

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

This serene, turquoise lake in an extraordinary nature reserve showcases a rare natural phenomenon.

Italy's only urban waterfall has enchanted artists and travelers for centuries.

A magnificent waterfall is also home to the remains of a Roman hydraulic engineering system.

Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

A colossal aqueduct from the second century B.C., deeply hidden in a gorge on the outskirts of Rome.

Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.

Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.