Places mike boyle Wants to Go

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

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

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

Where the high court feasted, frolicked, and high courtesans put their royal lovers' diamonds to the test.

A curious collection of locks and keys.

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.

Dolls of all shapes and sizes display the eras of femininity in this spooky and beautiful collection.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

The creator of the carousel's bingo-pinball hybrid survives in California's oldest gaming establishment.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.