Places nenemiliz Wants to Go

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

The largest cave on the island of Menorca was likely the site of Iron Age rites and rituals.

An old quarry transformed into a recreational and cultural space.

This "flat geyser" bubbles up out of the ground periodically like a disappearing river.

This historical manor is complete with a magnificent garden.

This 17th-century manor house provides a fascinating glimpse into old-world Mallorcan life.

Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.

This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

This little-known, 35,000-specimen collection in Greece is a lepidopterist's dream.

This smily stone feline is meant to represent a mythical lion that almost destroyed the island of Kea.

Out of a desire to feed hungry soldiers, a franchise-altering idea was born.

The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.

This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.

This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.

A marker honors the brief peace found by a tormented artist in the fictional land of Kcymaerxthaere.

This wooden mosque is one of the few remnants of medieval Poland's Muslim Tatar community in this deeply Catholic country.

A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

An abstract sculpture memorializing a student massacre that took place in 1971.

These massive animal sculptures were constructed as part of a reality TV show challenge.