Places irishdudesc Wants to Go

The middle finger of modernity.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

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

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

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

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.