Places Jan Claus Di Blasio Wants to Go

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

The remains of the last Gonzaga villa, a luxurious palace built in spite of an economic crisis.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

This Roman underground canal was the longest tunnel ever built until the late 19th-century.

Though an earthquake destroyed this village in 1980, one former resident still walks its streets every day.

A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...

What better way to honor a pioneering anatomist than by preserving his severed head like a specimen?

This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.

An ode to the washerwomen who called Pavia home.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

These ruins of a Phoenician sanctuary in Sicily have a dark history.

A room filled with frescos that make it seem like the walls are crumbling down while giants die in despair.

According to legend, this small island was home to one of the sirens met by Ulysses in the Odyssey.

A snow-white church overlooking the wonderful Tyrrhenian Sea.

Twice a year, this floating library delivers thousands of books to the remote islands of Stockholm’s archipelago.

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

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

Ernest Hemingway was the first to sign this colorful wall covered in thousands of celebrity signatures.

A beautiful chapel on the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese claims to house the tomb of King Edward II of England.