Places jainie6 Wants to Go

A 300-year-old cottage decorated with tens of thousands of seashells arranged in intricate patterns.

Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.

At the time of its construction, this hydroelectric power plant was the largest in the world.

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

This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.

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

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

This is the place where U2’s lead singer got his nickname.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

A surreal botanical garden with an even more surreal tour guide.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.

While most books are made of wood, these wooden books are truly made of, and all about wood.

A rare example of an octagonal Catholic church.

All that is left of this medieval castle is two towers, both of which now display a visible tilt.