Places hanssterkendries Wants to Go

The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.

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

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

The remains of a majestic house that was once stood in the crosshairs of the Irish Republican Army.

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.

Oliver Cromwell once seized the land under this house, which included the ruins of a medieval abbey that the owner used to build his stately home.

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

This abandoned hospital has a long history, having housed both German and Soviet soldiers in the course of its life.

This private museum is packed with 20th-century traffic and technology artifacts.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

An enormous collection of cars, figurines, signs, puppets, strollers and other collectibles.

This stunningly massive housing complex is a go-to filming location for dystopian sci-fi cinema.