Places Jes Wants to Go

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.

Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.

This unusually shaped mountaintop tower looks like a UFO floating over the city.

Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.

Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.

Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.

Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.