Places NeogothicSoul Wants to Go

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833.

Often mistaken as a medieval Gothic monument, this unique cornerstone only dates back to the 1980s.

An army of sleeping knights sculpted by a self-taught local artist beautifully depict an old Czech legend.

A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.

A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

The eclectic observatory castle of a 19th-century astronomer and explorer.