Places kehalt Wants to Go

The leathery remains of a woman who died in the 13th century now lie in a church named for her.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

Ancient, mysterious stone altars are hidden among wild woods in central Italy.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

A signal indicates the entrance to this alley, rumored to be a meeting place for witches.

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.

Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.

Stumbling upon this whimsical wooded garden is like stepping into an enchanted forest full of philosophical musings.

Distressing images of the Last Judgement adorn the walls of this medieval sanctuary named for St. Patrick.

This museum is home to 22 panes depicting skeletons dressed in colorful garments.

This church, better known for its weeping portrait of the Virgin Mary, also houses the world's oldest existing piece of taxidermy.

In this medieval church, a centuries-old stuffed crocodile hangs from the ceiling.

One of just five sand-floor Jewish synagogues in the world.

Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

The middle finger of modernity.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.