Places hapichapi Wants to Go

The grounds of this Catholic boarding school are said to have inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and J.R.R. Tolkien.

A replica of the Roman emperor in glorious full color.

On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.

This castle was designed to have as many windows as there are days in the year.

The only known mosaic depicting the Greek god of sleep, Hypnos.

It's believed a castle existed at this site since the 12th century.

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

Beside the pew where C.S. Lewis often sat while attending church, a window filled with characters from his beloved stories.

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

The largest Jewish museum in the southeastern U.S. houses a permanent Holocaust exhibit emphasizing the strength of its survivors.

Dedicated to a synagogue that was destroyed after having survived World War II.

This stone figurine was made more than 6,000 years ago and depicts a female deity of the Neolithic Vinča culture.

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

An oddity shop inspired by the history of the circus.

A journey through a curious collection of oddities and wonder.

One of Alaska's most significant ancient sites, spanning millennia and cultures, is right under the feet of some famously fat bears.

This small archipelago in northern Lake Superior was formed by a massive meteorite impact 450 million years ago.

The real clothing store that inspired a fictional spy organization's front.

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.

One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.

A grand mansion in rural mid-Wales gifted to the Welsh people by two sisters.

Home to fantastic views and ancient graves.

At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.