Places jimbohannsdeilmann Wants to Go

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

This Funeral Hearse Museum represents the finest in cadaver transportation.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

A rare memorial paying homage to an altruistic woman from the 19th-century.

A rare and unique example of an 18th-century door latch calls this restaurant home.

Even though some of the buildings date back to the Victorian era, this research institute is still involved in cutting-edge astronomy research.

An ornate "graveyard" for some of the country's forlorn building relics.

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

Many of Edinburgh's more unsavory characters spent their final days behind this door while awaiting their executions.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

The tomb of one of Scotland's bloody historic villains is a magnet for bumbling desecrators.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.