Places Lis Charlotte Wants to Go

A preserved building where the dead were once watched for signs of life.

This disused VLF radio station is no longer in service but the surrounding town still bears its name.

This medieval castle was painted pink as part of a now-abandoned children's theme park.

A monument hidden in the woods built in 1938 as a getaway for a Dutch museum curator.

The ruins of a medieval castle that once belonged to one of the most powerful families in the Netherlands.

A dream-like maze full of strange art, surreal spaces, and fantasy landscapes to get lost in.

This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.

The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.

A true Valhalla for cactus and succulent lovers.

A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

A stunning cemetery famous for its extraordinarily delicate & lifelike mourning sculptures.

The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.

An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.

This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.