Places mecenzefi Wants to Go

A collection of wax anatomy by the great sculptor Clemente Susini.

A former mining village that now operates as an open-air museum.

On the coast of Sardinia, a once-great mining village is finding new life as a coastal resort town.

This cliff-face port is considered a masterpiece of mining engineering.

Greenery covers the face of a gently-dripping waterfall deep in the mountains of central Sardinia.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

Windblown rock formations in an ancient Roman quarry.

At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.

Mysterious tombstones thought to be remnants of Atlantis.

An ancient aqueduct tells the story of Sardinia's ancient Roman past.

A striped 12th-century basilica sits in the countryside of Sardinia.

A lone nuraghe and a little old church with mysterious origins.

A wild annual race in Sardinia re-enacts Constantine's victory in Rome.

Ancient cave tombs known as the "houses of fairies."

This mysterious Sardinian festival sees a horde of blank-faced equestrians compete for tin stars.

This massive and complex stone tower is a great example of the many pre-historic nuraghes on the island.

This elaborate hole in the ground was built as a sacred site for an ancient civilization.

A Nuragic tomb, a Roman tomb, and a Byzantine Church, all hidden inside a rock.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

The walls of this tiny Italian church are entirely covered with frescoes.

An open-air museum of 18th-century homes and churches transported from various villages in Southern Poland.

On this Polish road, an optical illusion makes cars seem to roll uphill.

The two abandoned overpasses are among the largest bridges in Poland.

This oddly beautiful water cistern is a techno-temple to the wet stuff and a multimedia masterpiece.