Places Mike Walker Wants to Go

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

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

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

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

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

This tiny cafe is one of the last meeting places of its kind, allowing revolutionaries a place to plot.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.

A remote Arctic museum focusing on the science of icebergs and the archaeology of an ancient Inuit settlement which lies just outside its doors.

This wonky bit of historical taxidermy is experiencing a second life online.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

An icy behemoth that towers over you with a blue ice cave in the winter and a roaring creek in the summer.

One of the few slot canyons in New Mexico, this area is fantastic for hiking, camping, and stargazing.

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.