Places Krista Freimuth Wants to Go

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

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

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

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.