Places maurverick Wants to Go

This 13th-century UNESCO-listed "lion's house" mosque is named after a repurposed lion sculpture.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This tower is one of the best-preserved (and least-visited) remnants of medieval Paris.

This 400-year-old tree is actually an immigrant from North America.

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.

The recovered bones of martyrs slaughtered during The Terror are on display in this church crypt.

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

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

This creepy, yet oddly beautiful cemetery is home to one of the founding fathers of Lake Charles.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

The cluster of igloo-like domes forms the remains of an ancient burial ground.

This isolated Maya cemetery in Chiapas is distinguished by its towering, colorful wooden crosses.

A colorful, century-old cemetery of the Yaqui Indian Tribe hidden amid the suburban sprawl of Tempe, Arizona.

A short distance from the Eiffel Tower is the final resting place of several of the city’s more well-known and interesting characters.

A memorial to those who died at the hands of the Kuomintang while fighting for communism in China.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

Malta’s largest cemetery is a Victorian-era architectural masterpiece.