Places miamd Wants to Go

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

A remarkable cabinet of curiosities in an art space in the center of Berlin.

This cabinet of curiosities contains many special and fantastical objects from around the world.

This ornate Weser Renaissance house was also the home of an infamous witch hunter.

Walk inside a half mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.

Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.