Places johnbrandon Wants to Go

A 20,000-year-old fossilized forest is preserved at this unique museum.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

Legend holds that this knife serves as a chilling reminder of the deadly rivalry between two local builder brothers.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

You can crawl inside this atmospheric 5,000-year-old tomb.

A 160-year-old tower built in honor of a scholar who was burned at the stake for translating the Bible.

This historical font became infamous after a maid was allegedly tricked into urinating in it, leading to her tragic death sentence.

A museum and gift shop in a small Illinois town commemorates the work of E.C. Segar and the local figures on whom he based his characters.

Costa Rican accommodation resembles a crash site, but with a nice balcony.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

The alleged vampires after which these islets are named may have actually been plague victims.

A pride of the state, this working museum crafts pottery mosaics in the style of Pennsylvania's earliest European settlers.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

The middle finger of modernity.

A dragon-shaped fountain that is said to dispense healing water—unless you're evil.

Inside this church are the alleged remains of the patron saint of lovers, epileptics, and beekeepers.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

Journey through a collection of over 35,000 Halloween items from all generations.

An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

Learn to drink tea like an Estonian at this museum.

Hang with reindeer at this 400-year-old Sámi market.