Places lukefishfrench Wants to Go

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

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

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

One of Europe's largest supercomputers is housed inside of a disused chapel.

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.

This hill nestled in the Scottish lowlands was a ritual site for over 4,000 years.

Sited in an Inner Mongolian desert are the remnants of an important trade stop along the Silk Road.

Water-themed sculptures guard this unusually square structure.

A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.

The ruins of an ancient mansion sits in front of and underneath a contemporary art gallery.

The painting on an aptly named street honors the 1980s slasher movie.

It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.