Places thenavigatrix Wants to Go

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

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

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.

Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.

Museum on French naval history, with magnificent figureheads, a historic diving suit, and a boat used by Napoleon.

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.