Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
Plitvice Lakes
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Podoštra, Croatia
Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.
Calcata Vecchia, Italy
Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.
London, England
The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Castelnovo ne' Monti, Italy
An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.
Bari, Italy
A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.
Andria, Italy
Geometry and mystery come together in an epic show of octagonal masonry.
Stromboli, Italy
A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Vaglia, Italy
Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.
Siena, Italy
A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.
Rome, Italy
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
Rome, Italy
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Doganella di Ninfa, Italy
Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.
Capalbio, Italy
Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.
San Carlo, Italy
For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.
Lido, Italy
The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.
Dienersdorf, Austria
"World machine" built by an untrained Austrian farmer.
Riegersburg, Austria
A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.