Places Liisa Wants to Go

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

India's first open-air public art district sits in the heart of the country's capital.

The roof of one of the world’s largest spice markets provides a grand view over the neighborhood's glorious bustle.

Ornate, dome-topped cenotaphs fill this royal crematorium.

This beautiful 16th-century necropolis marks an astonishing feat in heritage conservation.

Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Contains some of the world's more disturbing wax anatomical models.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

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

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.