Places Katie Ness Wants to Go

The weathered grave of a medieval anchoress who walled herself up in a cell attached to a church.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.

The Egyptian-inspired last resting place of Lord Kilmorey.

Every May, townspeople welcome summer with a bizarre pagan parade led by a man wrapped in garlands.

Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.

Grotto replete with mystical designs laid out in glued shell mosaics.

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.

The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.

Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

A house of bones — but nobody is quite sure to whom they belong.

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

A Roman spa buried deep beneath the City of London.